In Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships: A Study of National, European and International Law, Robert Wintemute and Mads Andenaes have brought together the writings of many respected jurists, academics, legal practitioners and activists from Latin America, Asia, Australasia, North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This book is a thought-provoking, substantial and much needed contribution to the debate on same-sex partnerships. At issue is the right of lesbian and gay people to family life, the scope and content of the right, and its legal recognition and protection.