Legal Evolution of Same-Sex Marriage in Ireland

• Authors: Agnieszka Targońska

Title variants

PL

Ewolucja prawna instytucji małżeństwa osób tej samej płci w Irlandii

Abstracts

PL

Kwestia związków jednopłciowych od zawsze budzi wiele kontrowersji. Nie inaczej było w przypadku Irlandii, która na legalizację małżeństw jednopłciowych zdecydowała się w następstwie referendum przeprowadzonego w 2015 r. Wnioski płynące z irlandzkich doświadczeń w kwestii zalegalizowania małżeństw tej samej płci mogą stanowić cenną lekcję dla tych państw, które jeszcze tego nie dokonały. Przedmiotem niniejszego artykułu jest analiza ścieżki, jaką przebyła Irlandia w celu zalegalizowania małżeństw jednopłciowych oraz wskazanie aktualnych uregulowań prawnych dotyczących małżeństw osób tej samej płci. Celem jest omówienie ewolucji prawnej instytucji małżeństw osób tej samej płci w Irlandii oraz skutków, jakie wywarła ona w porządku konstytucyjnym i odbiorze społecznym obywateli Irlandii. Z uwagi na to, że w polskich zbiorach brakuje kompleksowych badań prawnych nad tym tematem, opracowanie stanowi wypełnienie tej luki. Niniejszy artykuł ma charakter naukowo-badawczy i może stanowić przyczynek do dalszych rozważań prawnych nad kwestią małżeństw jednopłciowych w krajach Unii Europejskiej.

EN

The legalization of same-sex relationships has always been a controversial subject. Ireland is a good example of such a case, which decided to legalize same-sex marriages following a referendum held in 2015. Conclusions which stem from the Irish experience in this matter can provide valuable lessons for those countries that have not yet legalized one-sex marriages. The subject of this article is an analysis of the path that Ireland has undertaken to legalize same-sex marriages and an indication of current Irish regulations concerning these marriages. The aim is to discuss legal evolution of the institution of same-sex marriages in Ireland and its consequences for the constitutional order and social perception of the Irish citizens. Due to the fact that there is a lack of complex legal research of this subject in Poland, this article constitutes a gap-filling study. The article has a scientific and research character and may constitute a contribution to further legal considerations on the issue of same-sex marriages in the EU states.

Keywords

EN

same-sex relationships; referendum; same-sex marriages

PL

związki jednopłciowe; referendum; małżeństwa jednopłciowe

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
• Journal: Studia Iuridica Lublinensia
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 229-244

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Agnieszka Targońska

• University of Bialystok

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Identifiers

DOI

10.17951/sil.2022.31.2.229-244

Biblioteka Nauki

31348192