Title: ECtHR condemns Greece for banning same-sex civil unions: case Vallianatos and others versus Greece (7.11.2013)

Authors: Christina M. Akrivopoulou

Addresses: Greek Refugee Appeals Authority, P. Kanellopoulou Avenue, 4, PC 10177, Athens, Greece

Abstract: The present comment offers a short account of the European Court of Human Rights judgment Vallianatos versus Greece. According to the ECtHR, Greece, by banning homosexual couples from entering same sex civil unions with Law 3719/2008, violated Arts 9 and 14 of the European Convention regarding the protection of privacy and family life and the prohibition of any unlawful discriminations.

Keywords: same sex civil union; right to privacy; right to family life; equality; non-discrimination; European Court of Human Rights; European Convention of Human Rights; discrimination; homosexual couples.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHRCS.2014.062760

International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, 2014 Vol.2 No.2, pp.188 - 189

Published online: 26 Jul 2014 *

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