Same-Sex Issues

Buch | Softcover

100 Seiten

2010
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61668-220-0 (ISBN)

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In 2003, state courts began to address the constitutionality of state statutes limiting marriage to heterosexual couples. Federal law does not recognise same-sex marriages. This book discusses the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibits federal recognition of same-sex marriages. It examines homosexuals in the US military.

In 2003, state courts began to address the constitutionality of state statutes limiting marriage to heterosexual couples. Currently, federal law does not recognise same-sex marriages. This book discusses the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibits federal recognition of same-sex marriages; the effect of same-sex marriage on social security benefits and pensions; same-sex adoptions; and examines homosexuals in the U.S. military.

Preface; The Effect of State-Legalized Same-Sex Marriage on Social Security Benefits & Pensions; Same-Sex Adoptions; Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues; Homosexuals & the U.S. Military: Current Issues; Index.

Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	230 x 155 mm
Gewicht	188 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Familienrecht
ISBN-10	1-61668-220-5 / 1616682205
ISBN-13	978-1-61668-220-0 / 9781616682200
Zustand	Neuware