Same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships in South Africa: critical reflections on an ongoing saga

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dc.contributor.authorDe Vos, Pierre
dc.contributor.authorBarnard, Jaco
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-22T06:05:38Z
dc.date.available2016-01-22T06:05:38Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.updated2016-01-19T08:42:13Z
dc.description.abstractThis article reflects critically on the various stages in the legal recognition of same-sex marriage in South Africa. The authors devote particular attention to a connection between the apartheid order's use of the 'separate but equal' slogan and the operationalization of this slogan (and its political history) by activists to counter the legislative attempt to enact a second-class civil partnership regime for same-sex life partnerships in South Africa. The authors argue that the Constitutional Court's decision in the Fourie matter left Parliament with a carefully delineated mandate fully to recognize same-sex life partnerships by way of marriage. They critically evaluate the proceedings of the Home Affairs portfolio committee during the public participation hearings. In conclusion the authors consider the legal consequences (and paradoxes) of the enactment of the Civil Union Act 17 of 2006, which they read as a concession to colonialism in the broadest sense of that word.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDe Vos, P., & Barnard, J. (2007). Same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships in South Africa: critical reflections on an ongoing saga. <i>South African Law Journal</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16496en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDe Vos, Pierre, and Jaco Barnard "Same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships in South Africa: critical reflections on an ongoing saga." <i>South African Law Journal</i> (2007) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16496en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDe Vos, P., & Barnard, J. (2007). Same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships in South Africa: critical reflections on an ongoing saga. South African Law Journal, 124(4), 795-826.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0038-2388en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - De Vos, Pierre AU - Barnard, Jaco AB - This article reflects critically on the various stages in the legal recognition of same-sex marriage in South Africa. The authors devote particular attention to a connection between the apartheid order's use of the 'separate but equal' slogan and the operationalization of this slogan (and its political history) by activists to counter the legislative attempt to enact a second-class civil partnership regime for same-sex life partnerships in South Africa. The authors argue that the Constitutional Court's decision in the Fourie matter left Parliament with a carefully delineated mandate fully to recognize same-sex life partnerships by way of marriage. They critically evaluate the proceedings of the Home Affairs portfolio committee during the public participation hearings. In conclusion the authors consider the legal consequences (and paradoxes) of the enactment of the Civil Union Act 17 of 2006, which they read as a concession to colonialism in the broadest sense of that word. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Law Journal LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 SM - 0038-2388 T1 - Same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships in South Africa: critical reflections on an ongoing saga TI - Same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships in South Africa: critical reflections on an ongoing saga UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16496 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/16496
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDe Vos P, Barnard J. Same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships in South Africa: critical reflections on an ongoing saga. South African Law Journal. 2007; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16496.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherJuta Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Law Journalen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication/ju_salj
dc.titleSame-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships in South Africa: critical reflections on an ongoing sagaen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsSame-sex marriageen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordscivil unionsen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsdomestic partnershipen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordssouth africaen_ZA
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uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
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