US EditionWill Hungary Recognise Same-Sex Marriage? Here Is the Decision of the Constitutional Court
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The Constitutional Court ordered the Parliament to enact legislation on this by October 31.
Under current law, same-sex couples cannot marry in Hungary, and weddings concluded abroad cannot be recognised in the country as registered partnerships - legal since 2009.
Will Hungary recognise same-sex marriage? Here is the decision of the Constitutional Court
Hungary’s Parliament, backed by the ruling Fidesz-KDNP’s two-thirds majority, recently passed what seemed like a simple measure: that civil marriage can only be entered into between a man and a woman. But what happens to same-sex marriages conducted abroad? The issue also requires parliamentary action, but lawmakers have so far failed to act, amounting to a constitutional violation by omission. The Constitutional Court has given Parliament until…
It is unconstitutional for Hungary not to recognize same-sex marriages concluded abroad as registered partnerships – this is what the Constitutional Court ruled, which was published in the Hungarian Gazette on Monday evening. The Parliament must enact legislation by October 31, 2025, in order to recognize it. The previous judgments of the Metropolitan Court and the Curia will not be annulled, but the proceedings will be terminated. The leader of…
It is unconstitutional that Hungary does not recognize same-sex marriages concluded abroad as registered partnerships – this is what the Constitutional Court said, and the decision was also published in the Hungarian Gazette on Monday evening. The decision mentions the cases of two gay couples who unsuccessfully requested recognition of their marriage. According to the Constitutional Court, there is a violation of the Basic Law caused by omissio…
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