ABSTRACT
PRISONERS Hamer v UK (1982) National law cannot deprive adult prisoners of the right to marry Dickson v UK (2008) UK law placed too high a burden on married prisoners who wanted children
GENDER REASSIGNMENT Rees v UK (1987) Art 12 not violated as marriage required opposite biological sexes Cossey v UK (1991) Rees was applied as there were no developments to justify change Bellinger v Bellinger (2003) Changing this law must be done by Parliament, not the courts
DENIAL OF DIVORCE Airey v Ireland (1979-80) No divorce available but Art 12 was not engaged Johnston v Ireland (1987) Art 8 cannot be interpreted to provide a right to divorce
CONSANGUINITY B and L v UK (2006) Art 12 violated when ex-in-laws were prevented from marrying
IMMIGRATION R v Bhajan Singh (1976) Justifiable to restrict right to marry when in lawful detention R (Baiai) v Home Secretary (2008) State interfering with right to marry must be proportionate
Many of the cases are decided in conjunction with the Art 8 right to private and family life.
