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Burleson on International Human Rights Law & Recognition of Gay and Lesbian Families

By Lawrence Solum

Elizabeth Burleson (USD School of Law) has posted International Human Rights Law, Co-Parent Adoption, and the Recognition of Gay and Lesbian Families on SSRN. Here is the abstract:

Children would benefit substantially if governments legally recognized same sex marriages and parenting. This article analyzes international human rights law, co-parent adoption, and the recognition of gay and lesbian families. It addresses civil marriage and adoption challenges for same sex families and assesses European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence relating to same-sex adoption. This article considers the international community's efforts to implement the best interest of the child standard concluding that recognition of same sex families is in the best interest of the child and should be facilitated in a timely manner by jurisdictions at all levels.

Full post as published by Legal Theory Blog on August 18, 2009 (boomark / email).