Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
The Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Act 2015 (previously bill no. 5 of 2015) amended the Constitution of Ireland to permit marriage to be contracted by two persons without distinction as to their sex. [2] Prior to the enactment, the Constitution was assumed to contain an implicit prohibition on same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland . [3] It was approved at a referendum on 22 May 2015 by 62% of voters on a turnout of 61%. [1] [4] This was the first time that a state legalised same-sex marriage through a popular vote. [5] [6] Two legal challenges regarding the conduct of the referendum were dismissed on 30 July by the Court of Appeal , [7] and the bill was signed into law by the President of Ireland on 29 August. [8] The Marriage Act 2015 then amended marriage law to give effect to the constitutional amendment, which came into force on 16 November 2015, with the first same-sex marriage ceremony being held on 17 November 2015. [9]
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The Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Act 2015 (previously bill no. 5 of 2015) amended the Constitution of Ireland to permit marriage to be contracted by two persons without distinction as to their sex. [2] Prior to the enactment, the Constitution was assumed to contain an implicit prohibition on same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland . [3] It was approved at a referendum on 22 May 2015 by 62% of voters on a turnout of 61%. [1] [4] This was the first time that a state legalised same-sex marriage through a popular vote. [5] [6] Two legal challenges regarding the conduct of the referendum were dismissed on 30 July by the Court of Appeal , [7] and the bill was signed into law by the President of Ireland on 29 August. [8] The Marriage Act 2015 then amended marriage law to give effect to the constitutional amendment, which came into force on 16 November 2015, with the first same-sex marriage ceremony being held on 17 November 2015. [9] |
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| 2017 |
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The Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland that permits marriage to be contracted by two persons without distinction as to their sex. [2] Prior to the enactment, the Constitution was assumed to contain an implicit prohibition on same-sex marriage . [3] The amendment was effected by the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Act 2015 (previously Bill No. 6 of 2015), which was approved at a referendum on 22 May 2015 by 62% of voters on a turnout of 61%. [1] [4] This was the first time that a state legalised same-sex marriage through a popular vote. [5] [6] Two legal challenges regarding the conduct of the referendum were dismissed on 30 July by the Court of Appeal , [7] and the bill was signed into law by the President on 29 August. [8] The Marriage Act 2015 then amended marriage law to give effect to the constitutional amendment, and the first same-sex marriages took place on 16 November 2015. [9] |
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| 2016 |
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The Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland that permits marriage to be contracted by two persons without distinction as to their sex. [2] Prior to the enactment, the Constitution was assumed to contain an implicit prohibition on same-sex marriage . [3] The amendment was effected by the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Act 2015 (previously Bill No. 6 of 2015), which was approved at a referendum on 22 May 2015 by 62% of voters on a turnout of 61%. [1] [4] This was the first time that a state legalised same-sex marriage through a popular vote. [5] [6] Two legal challenges regarding the conduct of the referendum were dismissed on 30 July by the Court of Appeal , [7] and the bill was signed into law by the President on 29 August. [8] The Marriage Act 2015 then amended marriage law to give effect to the constitutional amendment, and the first same-sex marriages took place on 16 November 2015. [9] |
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| 2015 |
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The Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland that permits marriage to be contracted by two persons without distinction as to their sex. Prior to the enactment, the Constitution was assumed to contain an implicit prohibition on same-sex marriage . [2] The amendment was effected by the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Act 2015 (previously Bill No. 6 of 2015), which was approved at a referendum on 22 May 2015 by 62% of voters on a turnout of 61%. [1] [3] This was the first time that a country legalised same-sex marriage through a popular vote. [4] [5] The bill was signed into law by the President of Ireland on 29 August 2015. [6] The signing into law had been delayed to allow for two legal challenges regarding the conduct of the referendum. The Court of Appeal dismissed the petitions on 30 July 2015. [7] |