The global law firm Jones
Day has launched a new
website that comprehensively surveys and tracks changes in laws governing
the legal recognition of same-sex relationships around the world. The site is
available for use without charge.
The site summarizes the status of legal recognition of
same-sex relationships in all U.N. recognized countries worldwide, including
relevant sub-jurisdictions, such as each of the United States. A total of 292
jurisdictional reports are included on the site. The work on the site was
coordinated as a pro bono effort by a multi-national team of Jones Day
attorneys and staff. The site will be maintained as new court decisions and
statutes change the laws.
Each of the jurisdictional reports included on the
website indicates whether the jurisdiction grants any form of legal recognition
to same-sex couples and, if so, provides answers to such questions as:
- whether marriage or some other status is afforded same-sex couples;
- whether foreign same-sex marriages are recognized in the jurisdiction; and
- how same-sex couples may dissolve their relationships
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