[1] | Bellinger v. Bellinger, Supra note 9, at 185, para.133.
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[2] | Bellinger v. Bellinger, Supra note 9, at 184, para.128.
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[3] | Rees v. United Kingdom, App. No.9532/81,9 Eur. H. R. Rep.56(1987); Cossey v. United Kingdom, App. No.10843/84,13 Eur. H.R. Rep.622(1991); Sheffield and Horsham v. United Kingdom, App. No.22885/93,23390/94,27 Eur. H.R. Rep.163(1999).
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[4] | Goodwin v. United Kingdom, Supra note 8, at 475, para.85.
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[5] | Goodwin v. United Kingdom, Supra note 8, at 480, para.101.
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[6] | Goodwin v. United Kingdom, Supra note 8, at 477, para.92.
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[7] | 五位上议院法官依次为 Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough, Lord Scott of Foscote 以及 Lord Rodger of Earlsferry。
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[8] | Bellinger v. Bellinger, Supra note 10, at 482, para.57.
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[9] | Bellinger v. Bellinger Supra note 10, at 479, para.42.
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[10] | Bellinger v. Bellinger Supra note 10, at 478—480, para.39—44.
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[11] | Bellinger v. Bellinger Supra note 10, at 488, para.76.
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[12] | Bellinger v. Bellinger Supra note 10, at 478, para.36.
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[13] | Bellinger v. Bellinger Supra note 10, at 485, para.65.
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[14] | Bellinger v. Bellinger Supra note 10, at 489, para.78.
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[15] | Bellinger v. Bellinger Supra note 10, at 480, para.46.
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[16] | Bellinger v. Bellinger Supra note 10, at 485, para.64.
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[17] | 古云女士的申诉事项主要有:因其仍被视为男子,故不能在劳资审裁处提出性骚扰的诉讼;不能以女性的身份,在其六十岁时申请国家退休金;同时,还须支付适用于男性之较高的车辆保险金。
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[18] | Bellinger v. Bellinger, Supra note 10, at 475—476, para.22.
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[19] | Bellinger v. Bellinger Supra note 10, at 487—488, para.74,76.
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[20] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 145—146, para.158.
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[21] | 《婚姻条例》第40条订明:“①凡根据本条例举行的婚礼,均属基督教婚礼或相等的世俗婚礼。②‘基督教婚礼或相等的世俗婚礼’(Christian marriage or the civil equivalent of a Christian marriage)—词,意指婚礼经举行正式仪式,获法律承认,是一男一女自愿终身结合,不容他人介入。”
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[22] | 《婚姻诉讼条例》第20(1)(d)条订明:“凡属在1972年6月30日之后缔结的婚姻,该婚姻仅能基于下列任何理由而无效……(d)婚姻双方,并非一方为男,一方为女。”
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[23] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 112, para.48.
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[24] | 《基本法》第37条订明:“香港居民的婚姻自由和自愿生育的权利受法律保护。”
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[25] | 《香港人权法案条例》第19(2)条订明:“男女已达结婚年龄者,其结婚及成立家庭之权利应予确认。”
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[26] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 149, para.171.
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[27] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 153—154, para.191.
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[28] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 150, para.177.
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[29] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 151—152, para.182.
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[30] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 152, para.183.
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[31] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 153, para.188.
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[32] | W v. Registrar of Marriages,(2010)6 H.K.C.359(H.K.C.F.I.), para.142—157.
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[33] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 17, para.109.
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[34] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 130—131,138, para.100,126.其中所引用的是尼克斯勋爵判决第34与35段,参见 Bellinger v. Bellinger, Supra note 10, at 478.
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[35] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 156, para.203.
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[36] | Bellinger v. Bellinger, Supra note 10, at 478, para.36.
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[37] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 127, para.89.
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[38] | Bellinger v. Bellinger, Supra note 10, at 485, para.64.
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[39] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 131, para.103.
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[40] | Bellinger v. Bellinger, Supra note 10, at 473, 477,481, para.11,28,53.
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[41] | Bellinger v. Bellinger, Supra note 10, at 478—480, para.38—49.
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[42] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 50, para 158—161.
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[43] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 17, para 106—112.
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[44] | 2006年1月9日举行之法律年度开幕典礼上时任首席大法官李国能的致词。转引自W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 17, para.112.
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[45] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 149,153—154, para.171,191.
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[46] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 154, para.192.
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[47] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 139—140, para.132—135.
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[48] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 141, para.138.
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[49] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1? at 143,. para.146.
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[50] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 98, para.2.
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[51] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 137,141, para.124,137.
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[52] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 125—126, para.85. See Bellinger v. Bellinger, Supra note 9, at 184, para.128.
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[53] | Bellinger v. Bellinger, Supra note 10, at 479,488, para.42,76.
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[54] | 英国成为继加拿大和南非后第三个使同性婚姻合法化的普通法法域。在美国,截至2014年10月,已有三十个州认可同性婚姻。澳大利亚尽管尚未就同性婚姻立法,但也正朝着这一方向大步前进。
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[55] | 香港立法会每年七月中旬召开该年度最后一次大会,然后进入休会期,十月复会,因而该草案之二读程序在2014年7月9日中止后,只能待到十月复会时再度启动。但由于9月28日香港发生“占领中环”事件,该草案的二读程序再度押后,于截稿时之十二月初,尚未恢复。
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[56] | 香港立法会《2014年婚姻(修订)条例草案》委员会报告(档案编号为: CB2/BC/2/13)。
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[57] | 同上注,第11段。
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[58] | 见前注[74],第12段。
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[59] | 见前注[74],第40段。
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[60] | Bull v. Hall, (2013)1 W.L.R.3741(U.K.S.C.).
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[61] | Ibid., at 3755,3756, para.51,55.
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[62] | 参见陈俊仪:“英国高级法官吁重新思考宗教及同性恋权益”,《时代论坛》2014年7月6日(总第1401期),第13版。
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[63] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 143, para.146.
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[64] | 香港立法会《2014年婚姻(修订)条例草案》委员会报告,见前注[74],第45段。
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[65] | 香港立法会《2014年婚姻(修订)条例草案》委员会报告,见前注[74],第47段。
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[66] | 香港立法会《2014年婚姻(修订)条例草案》委员会报告,见前注[74],第49段。
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[67] | W v. Registrar of Marriages,(2013)3 H.K.L.R.D.90(H.K.C.F.A.).
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[68] | W原为男性,经变性手术后,其香港身份证及其他证件(出生证除外)中性别一项已更改为女性,故本文随一般称谓,称其为W女士。
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[69] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 102, para.15.
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[70] | See Marco Wan, “Doing Things with the Past: A Critique of the Use of History by Hong Kong''s Court of First Instance in W v. Registrar of Marriages”41 Hong Kong Law Journal,110(2011).
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[71] | See Holning Lau, Derek Loh, “Misapplication of ECHR Jurisprudence in W v. Registrar of Marria- ges”,41 Hong Kong Law Journal,76(2011).
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[72] | See Kelley Loper,“W v. Registrar of Marriages and the Right to Equality in Hong Kong”,41 Hong Kong Law Journal, 91(2011).
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[73] | Corbett v. Corbett (Otherwise Ashley),(1971) p.83(Probate, Divorce Admiralty Div.).新西兰认可变性婚姻的判例为: Attorney—General v. Otahuhu, (1995)1 N.Z.L.R.603(Family Court),澳大利亚为: Kevin v. Attorney —General,(2001)165 F.L.R 404(Family Court of Australia).
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[74] | Goodwin v. United Kingdom, App. No.28957/95,35 Eur. H.R. Rep.447(2002).这四个州分别为:爱达荷州、俄亥俄州、田纳西州及德克萨斯州。See W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 104.
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[75] | Bellinger v. Bellinger,(2002) Fam.150(E.W.C.A.).
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[76] | Bellinger v. Bellinger,(2003)2 A.C.467(U.K.H.L.).
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[77] | 终审法院在判决中以“违宪令”颁布日起一年为限,“命令”香港立法会就变性婚姻问题立法,2014年7月15日正好为到期日。
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[78] | 本文属案例评析,旨在对现存判例作批判性反思。至于该案因展现法律与道德之间的张力而引发的法理学上的问题,如法律是否价值无涉、自由社会是否存在法律底线、普通法在对传统价值的捍卫上是否存在特殊优势等,由于篇幅所限,不属于本文的探讨范围,或在未来另撰文专述。谨此说明。
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[79] | W v. Registrar of Marriages, Supra note 1, at 141.
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[80] | Corbett v. Corbett (otherwise Ashley), Supra note 7, at 100.
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[81] | Corbett v. Corbett (otherwise Ashley), Supra note 7, at 100.
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[82] | See John Stott, Through the Bible Through the Year, Baker Books Press,2006, p.28.
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[83] | W v. Registrar of Marriages,(2011) H.K.E.C.1546(H.K.C.A.), para.43—45.
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[84] | Bellinger v. Bellinger, Supra note 9, at 176—177, para.99.
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