Burden v UK: 'dissin' lesbians or decentring marriage? (Part 2)

Brian Dempsey

Burden v UK: 'dissin' lesbians or decentring marriage? (Part 2)

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Abstract

This, the second part of a two-part article, discusses the European Court of Human Rights decision in Burden v United Kingdom on whether the survivor of cohabiting sisters was liable to pay inheritance tax on their shared home, whether this was discriminatory in view of the tax treatment of other cohabiting couples, whether the court should interfere in a state's discretion in an area of social change, and the implications for UK policy on marriage, civil partnerships and other forms of relationship. Cases cited: Burden v United Kingdom (13378/05) [2008] S.T.C. 1305 (ECHR (Grand Chamber))© 2011 Sweet & Maxwell

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	58-63
Number of pages	6
Journal	SCOLAG Legal Journal
Issue number	377
Publication status	Published - Mar 2009

Keywords

Family law
Adult relationships
Siblings
Human rights
Discrimination
Inheritance tax

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Burden v UK: 'dissin' lesbians or decentring marriage? (Part 2)

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