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| Region | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Nov 4, 2007 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The family laws of all three jurisdictions of Bosnia and Herzegovina officially define a marriage as being between a man and a woman. On 19 October 2018, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) adopted a request for the legalisation of civil unions. |
| Sources | Family Law of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/115578/BIH-115578.pdf http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/sexualminorities/BosniaHerzegovina030409.pdf http://ba.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a292110/FBiH-adopts-request-for-legalisation-of-same-sex-marriages.html |
Revision History (5)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding the start date for all three regions to be banned.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Nov 4, 2007 |
| Description | There is no prohibition of same-sex marriages in the Constitutions of the two entities or in the Statute of Br?ko District, but the family laws of all three parts of BiH define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. On 19 October 2018, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) adopted a request for the legalisation of civil unions. | The family laws of all three jurisdictions of Bosnia and Herzegovina officially define a marriage as being between a man and a woman. On 19 October 2018, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) adopted a request for the legalisation of civil unions. |
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| Value | Unrecognized | Banned |
| Sources | http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/sexualminorities/BosniaHerzegovina030409.pdf http://ba.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a292110/FBiH-adopts-request-for-legalisation-of-same-sex-marriages.html | Family Law of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/115578/BIH-115578.pdf http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/sexualminorities/BosniaHerzegovina030409.pdf http://ba.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a292110/FBiH-adopts-request-for-legalisation-of-same-sex-marriages.html |
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edited by Aleksandar. Proper description added.
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| Start Date | Oct 19, 2018 | (unknown) |
| Description | On 19 October 2018, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) adopted a request for the legalisation of civil unions. The Government will now form a working group to analyse the proposal, which will need to be later adopted by the Parliament. | There is no prohibition of same-sex marriages in the Constitutions of the two entities or in the Statute of Br?ko District, but the family laws of all three parts of BiH define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. On 19 October 2018, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) adopted a request for the legalisation of civil unions. |
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| Sources | http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/sexualminorities/BosniaHerzegovina030409.pdf http://ba.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a292110/FBiH-adopts-request-for-legalisation-of-same-sex-marriages.html | http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/sexualminorities/BosniaHerzegovina030409.pdf http://ba.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a292110/FBiH-adopts-request-for-legalisation-of-same-sex-marriages.html |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Oct 19, 2018 |
| Description | On 19 October 2018, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) adopted a request for the legalisation of civil unions. The Government will now form a working group to analyse the proposal, which will need to be later adopted by the Parliament. | |
| Sources | http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/sexualminorities/BosniaHerzegovina030409.pdf | http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/sexualminorities/BosniaHerzegovina030409.pdf http://ba.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a292110/FBiH-adopts-request-for-legalisation-of-same-sex-marriages.html |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "The working group has been formed in 2020, but yet to yield results."
created by matkoglibota
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| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/sexualminorities/BosniaHerzegovina030409.pdf |
Reports (6)
- Status is not correct "Foreign marriages are not recignized. "
- Status is not correct "Any form of marriage is not recognised.Not even those performed in other countries."
- Status is not correct
- Sources are invalid or broken
- Sources are invalid or broken
- Status is not correct "Same-sex marriage is illegal in Bosnia."