News Forum - Constitutional Court delays ruling in landmark marriage equality case

[Thaiger]

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has postponed ruling on marriage equality, according to the Foundation for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Rights and Justice. The foundation, better known as the FOR-SOGI organisation, says the ruling has been postponed until December 14. According to a Bangkok Post report, the case concerns section 1448 of Thailand’s Civil and Commercial Code. The court was asked to rule on whether that section breaches the constitution as it only recognises marriage between a woman and a man. According to Sanya Eadjongdee, the lawyer representing FOR-SOGI, the court did not give any reason for the delay, adding that […]

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[AdvocatusDiaboli]

58 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has postponed ruling on marriage equality, according to the Foundation for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Rights and Justice.

Because next will be racial equality and then ….. wait for it ….. tourist equality!

[Stonker]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

He says that changing section 1448 is a separate matter to the draft bill that aims to amend the Civil Partnership Act, but that both are linked.

Maya Taylor, you must have learnt your "Creative Writing" skills from Jack Arthur.

There is no Civil Partnership Act yet to be amended by a "draft bill". It IS a draft bill.

[Griff1315]

42 minutes ago, AdvocatusDiaboli said:

Because next will be racial equality and then ….. wait for it ….. tourist equality!

Wake up my friend your dreaming again....

[Jason]

It will be interesting to see how this goes and how Thailand resolves the issue....

[Bob20]

2 hours ago, Griff1315 said:

Wake up my friend your dreaming again....

I've run out of tissues again

[Bob20]

3 hours ago, AdvocatusDiaboli said:

Because next will be racial equality and then ….. wait for it ….. tourist equality!

I've run out if tissues again

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

7 minutes ago, Bob20 said:

I've run out if tissues again

Remember what I told you to do last time