The European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that all member states must recognize same-sex marriages conducted in other EU nations.
In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that all member states must recognize same-sex marriages conducted in other EU nations.
Although laws surrounding marriage are supposedly to be determined at the national level, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) found that same-sex marriage certificates must be recognised throughout the bloc, even if they are not permitted under national legislation.
According to Euronews, the transnational court ruled that refusing to recognise a same sex marriage conducted in a fellow member state is “contrary to EU law because it infringes that freedom and the right to respect for private and family life”.
The judges added that such circumstances “may cause serious inconvenience at administrative, professional and private levels, forcing the spouses to live as unmarried persons.
