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Absence of same-sex partnerships in Lithuania's Civil Code 'unconstitutional' - court

  • 2025-04-17
  • BNS/TBT Staff

VILNIUS - The institution of partnership, as now defined in Lithuania's Civil Code, is unconstitutional because it only provides for a union between a man and a woman, excluding same-sex relationships, the Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday. "Ar...

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