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EDITORIAL: Top court ruling on use of dual surnames kicks issue back to Diet : The Asahi Shimbun
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Top court rejects new bid to let married couples have 2 surnames : The Asahi Shimbun
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Lawyers representing plaintiffs hold a banner on March 17 that says the Sapporo District Court ruled that banning same-sex marriages is unconstitutional. (Kengo Hiyoshi)
SAPPORO In a landmark decision, the Sapporo District Court on March 17 ruled that the government’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriages is unconstitutional and discriminatory against gay people.
“Sexual orientation is not something that a person can choose and change at their own will,” Presiding Judge Tomoko Takebe said in the ruling. “It is discriminatory treatment that gay people are being denied even part of the legal benefits resulting from marriage, and it goes beyond legislative discretionary powers.”
Lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Dec. 4 discuss guidelines to ensure gender equality. The issue of dual surnames was raised at the meeting. (Sawa Okabayashi)
Lawsuits filed over the constitutionality of a legal provision that prevents married couples from registering separate surnames are heading to the Supreme Court’s Grand Bench.
The top court’s Petty Bench on Dec. 9 decided to refer three cases, filed by couples in de facto marriages, to the Grand Bench.
The Grand Bench in December 2015 upheld the constitutionality of a long-standing Civil Code stipulation that requires married couples to use the same surname.