How Does English Law Give Effect to the Right to Marry and Found a Family as Guaranteed by Article 12 of the European Convention on Human Rights?

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How Does English Law Give Effect to the Right to Marry and Found a Family as Guaranteed by Article 12 of the European Convention on Human Rights? Article 12 states 'Men and women of marriageable age have the right to marry and found a family, according to the national laws governing the existence of this right'. The European Court held that there is no one European-wide view of what marriage is and so each country is given …

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