Oliari & Others v. Italy

The European Court of Human Rights ruled this week that Italy must introduce legal recognition for same-sex couples. The case of Oliari & Others v. Italy concerned the complaint by three gay couples that under Italian legislation they do not have the possibility to marry or enter into any other type of civil union.

Professor Robert Wintemute - an expert in the law relating to sexual orientation discrimination at King’s - drafted the third-party intervention in Oliari & Others v. Italy.

Professor Wintemute says:

 ‘Whether or not the The European Court of Human Rights will apply Oliari to all of the 23 Council of Europe member states without marriage or registered partnership for same-sex couples, it is an important step forward - and might give the Italian Parliament the final push it needs to pass its pending civil unions bill.’

Read the judgement on the European Court of Human Rights webpages.