Postponed time and again, a ruling on the legality of same-sex civil unions was again punted today by the court.
The Constitutional Court this morning postponed its ruling on a challenge that the legal definition of marriage – man and woman – violates the constitution’s equal protection clause. It now plans to render judgment on Dec. 14.
The case was brought by Permsub Sae-ung and Puangphey Hengkham – who were together over 12 years when their marriage registration was rejected at Bangkok’s Phasi Charoen District Office on the basis that they were “a woman and a woman.”
The couple filed a complaint at the Central Juvenile and Family Court to Section 1448 of the Civil and Commercial Code – which specifies that marriage is between heterosexuals – because it contravenes the constitutional guarantee that every Thai is entitled to equal rights.
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