Authority: Constitutional Court Republic of China (Taiwan)

Date: 05/24/2017

Subject: The decision of the Constitutional Court Republic of China (Taiwan), found the constitutional illegitimacy of the norms of Chapter 2 (Marriage), Part IV (Family), of the Civil Code, where they did not allow a permanent union of same sex couples

Parties: Chia-Wei Chi and Taipei City Government

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 9 Right to marry - Equality - Art. 20 Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination

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