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Italian Court Rules that Same-Sex Marriages Cannot Be Registered in Italy (October 29, 2015)
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By: Catherina Valenzuela-Bock | October 30, 2015 - 1:33pm
On October 26, 2015, Italy’s highest administrative court (Court) ruled (judgment only available in Italian) that same-sex marriages entered into abroad cannot be registered in Italy. According to a news report, the case invalidates a lower court’s ruling finding in favor of various Italian cities that had been registering same sex marriages conducted abroad and granting the couples the same rights as heterosexual couples marrying outside Italy. The Court annulled that decision, noting that there was no legal framework for same-sex unions. Italy’s Interior Minister stated, “Let us be clear. Marriage between two people of the same sex is not contemplated under Italian law, therefore the transcriptions made by local mayors are illegal.”