Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts England and Wales High Court

Date: 01/29/2016

Subject: The decision of the England and Wales High Court rejects the claim of a heterosexual couple, who complained about the violation of the right to family life and not to be discriminated against regarding the impossibility to accede to the so-called civil partnership, which is limited (although marriage equality was introduced) to homosexual couples

Parties: REBECCA HANNAH STEINFELD (2) CHARLES ROBIN KEIDAN v THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATION

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination

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