Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper focuses on certain aspects of religious marriage that are common to the Czech Republic and England and Wales (e.g. legal impediment of age), as well as the differences between the two jurisdictions (e.g. same-sex marriage). All analyses were conducted with reference to canon law. The paper first presents an outline of the current legal framework regulating marriage and then proceeds to elaborate on how these countries distinguish between civil and ecclesiastical marriages. This is followed by a chapter on the understanding of marriage as a union between two people. In the Czech Republic, this understanding always includes only a man and a woman, while in England and Wales, “marriage” also applies to same-sex couples. The final chapter examines statutory age restrictions for marriage, noting a recent convergence in the minimum legal age considered in both jurisdictions.
Source: Studia z Prawa Wyznaniowego
DOI: 10.31743/spw.18487
Author: Alexandra Bejvančická
Institution: University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7116709685