Governor of the Cayman Islands uses constitutional powers to assent to domestic partnership bill rejected by legislature

By Daphne Ewing Chow, 6 August 2020
Flag of the Cayman Islands (photo credit: pixabay)
Flag of the Cayman Islands (photo credit: pixabay)
Following the failure of Cayman's Legislative Assembly to pass the Domestic Partnership Bill into law last week-- contrary to the Bill of Rights of the Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)-- Cayman's Governor, Martyn Roper referred the matter to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and UK Ministers for their recommendation with respect to an intervention that would put the Cayman Islands in a position in which it is compliant with the rule of law. The Domestic Partnership Bill 2020, which was defeated in the Legislative Assembly on July 29 would have granted same-sex domestic partners with formal legal protection similar to a married couple, addressing the Court of Appeal's decision that overturned Chief Justice Anthony Smellie's November 2019 Grand Court ruling that allowed for same sex marriage.
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