2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A comparative legal study on the concept of marriage
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22530093
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Civil law
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| Research Institution | Kyoto Sangyo University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 同性婚 / 婚姻 / 性同一性障害 / 登録パートナーシップ / ドイツ / オーストリア |
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| Research Abstract |
The traditional concepts of marriage and family life have undergone various social changes in recent years that are in part reflected in law. For instance, laws in Japan and a number of Western countries allow a post-operative transsexual to marry a person of the opposite sex to his or her reassigned gender. Another example is that the same-sex relationships are recognized by law as marriage or civil unions, registered partnerships, or the like in an increasing number of European countries. The protection of marriage and family based on the traditional concepts of marriage may lead to discrimination against sexual minorities on grounds of sex or sexual orientation.
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