{"product_id":"9789401797733","title":"Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIus Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSáez, Macarena\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book shows six different realities of same-sex families. They range from full recognition of same-sex marriage to full invisibility of gay and lesbian individuals and their families. The broad spectrum of experiences presented in this book share some commonalities: in all of them legal scholars and civil society are moving legal boundaries or thinking of spaces within rigid legal systems for same-sex families to function. In all of them there have been legal claims to recognize the existence of same-sex families. The difference between them lies in the response of courts. Regardless of the type of legal system, when courts have viewed claims of same-sex couples and their families as problems of individual rights, they have responded with a constitutional narrative protecting same-sex couples and their families. When courts respond to these claims with rigid concepts of what a family \u003ci\u003eis \u003c\/i\u003eand what marriage \u003ci\u003eis \u003c\/i\u003eas if legal concepts where unmodifiable, same-sex couples have remained outside the protection of the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil forty years ago marriage was the only union considered legitimate to form a family. Today more than 30 countries have granted rights to same sex couples, including several that have opened up marriage to couples of the same sex. Every day there is a new bill being discussed or a new claim being brought to courts seeking formal recognition of same sex couples. Not all countries are open to changing their legal structures to accommodate same-sex couples, but even those with no visible changes are witnessing new voices in their communities challenging the status quo and envisioning more flexible legal systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2015-05-20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789401797733\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-017-9774-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 208\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45382566510732,"sku":"9789401797733","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789401797733.jpg?v=1776454566","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789401797733","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}