Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/CHL/CO/5-6, 12 November 2012: Chile

Definition of equality and non-discrimination 10. While noting that the new anti-discrimination legislation includes the prohibition of discrimination based on sex, gender identity and sexual orientation, the Committee remains concerned that the State party failed to...

1 BvL 16/11, Federal Constitutional Court, Germany (18 July 2012)

In the event of a “divorce,” registered partners should have the same land transfer tax benefits as married couples. The Court gave the legislature a time frame to revise the regulations in order to apply retroactively. 1 BvL 16/11, Constitutional Court of Germany (18...

2 BvR 1397/09, Federal Constitutional Court, Germany (19 June 2012)

Court requires equal treatment of family bonuses for registered same sex couples. Bonuses can be retroactively reclaimed from the date that the law on registered partnerships came into force (2001). 2 BvR 1397/09, Constitutional Court of Germany (19 June 2012), (Full...
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