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Title
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Bellinger v. Bellinger (House of Lords)
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Description
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The House of Lords upholds the Court of Appeal decision in the case of Bellinger v. Bellinger. But for the first time, the House of Lords makes a declaration to the effect that U.K. law on marriage is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights and hands the matter back to Parliament for review.
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References
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Sharon Cowan, ”That Woman Is a Woman!'' the Case of Bellinger v. Bellinger and the Mysterious (Dis)appearance of Sex: Bellinger v. Bellinger [2003] 2 All E.R. 593; [2003] F.C.R. 1; [2003] 2 W.L.R. 1174; [2003] UKHL 21’ (2004) 12 Feminist Legal Studies 80
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Source
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United Kingdom Parliament: publications and records
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