Article 1:30
in forceMarriage · Marriage
A marriage may be entered into by two persons of different or of the same sex.
The law considers marriage only in its civil relations.
Een huwelijk kan worden aangegaan door twee personen van verschillend of van gelijk geslacht.
De wet beschouwt het huwelijk alleen in zijn burgerlijke betrekkingen.
Decisions of the Dutch Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) applying this article. Annotations are unofficial translations.
Caribbean case. Law of persons and family law. Exclusion of marriage between persons of the same sex in Curaçao (Article 1:30 paragraph 1 and 1:33 Civil Code of Curaçao) in conflict with the prohibition of discrimination (Article 3 Constitution of Curaçao). Constitutional review based on Article 101 Constitution of Curaçao. Could the court itself remedy the discrimination? See also Supreme Court 12 July 2024, ECLI:NL:HR:2024:977.
Decision on rechtspraak.nl