Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Germany) - Bundesverfassungsgericht

Date: 07/07/2009

Subject: The German Federal Constitutional Court explicitly recalls art. 21 par. 1 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in order to state that, in the matter of reversionary annuity, the discrimination between married couples and homosexual registered couples (Lebenspartnerschaften) is unconstitutional

Original language: German

Classification: Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination

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Notices: Effectiveness of the Charter
The decision recalls the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the U.E.