The Court held that the refusal to register a same-sex marriage that was performed abroad did not violate the right to marry. However, the Court recognized the existence of a right to family life and to live free as a couple and held that in specific situations same-sex couples should be treated the same way as married couples.
Sentenza 4184/2012, Court of Cassation, Italy (15 March 2012) (Full text of judgment in Italian, PDF)
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