Does Portugal need to legislate on de facto unions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12583155 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H Horster (Universidade Católica Portuguesa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 274-279 |
| Publication date | 1999-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Law Policy and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-9939 • E-ISSN: 1464-3707 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/lawfam/13.3.274 |
| OpenAlex | W2110230551 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The Portuguese legislature has been actively debating the introduction of a legal framework for cohabitations or de facto unions. This paper questions the assimilation of these voluntary relationships to a marriage-like regime, arguing that the Civil Code already provides adequate solutions to the legal problems which can arise in relation to them. The only basis on which regulation may be justified is that of protecting the interests of children: otherwise lawmakers should refrain from intervening in people's chosen living arrangements, even if hard cases arise
Assimilation (phonology · Civil code · De facto · Law and economics · Legislature · Political science · Portuguese · Sociology · Voluntary association · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |