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

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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