Taiwan’s Top Court Rules in Favor of Same-sex Marriage
同性婚姻釋憲 大法官判決現行民法違憲
刊登日期：2017-05-29
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台灣的司法院宣告同性伴侶有權結婚，為台灣成為亞洲第一個同性婚姻合法化的國家鋪路。 |
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Taiwan’s Top Court Rules in Favor of Same-sex Marriage 同性婚姻釋憲 大法官判決現行民法違憲 Taiwan’s constitutional court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry, paving the way for Taiwan to become the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. 台灣的司法院宣告同性伴侶有權結婚，為台灣成為亞洲第一個同性婚姻合法化的國家鋪路。 The landmark ruling says that the Civil Code, which stipulates an agreement to marry can only be made between a man and a woman, is in violation of freedom of marriage and right to equality as guaranteed by the Constitution. 這個具有里程碑意義的裁決指出，民法規定結婚限於「一男一女」的結合，違反了憲法保障的婚姻自由與平等權。 Grand justices gave the legislature two years to amend existing laws or pass new laws to allow same-sex marriage. “If relevant laws are not amended or enacted within the said two years, two persons of the same sex who intend to create said permanent union shall be allowed to have their marriage registration effectuated,” the ruling said. 大法官們給立法院在2年完成修法或立法保障同性婚姻。解釋文中提到：「逾期未完成相關法律之修正或制定者，相同性別二人為成立上開永久結合關係，得向戶政機關辦理結婚登記。」 The ruling was made after the Grand Justice Council received two requests for a constitutional interpretation of the issue of gay marriage. One request was filed by veteran gay rights activist Chi Chia-wei in 2015 after his attempt to register his same-sex marriage was turned down by Taipei’s Wanhua District household registration office in 2013 and subsequent court appeals failed. The other request was brought to the top court by the Taipei Department of Civil Affairs in 2015. 大法官會議在收到兩件針對同志婚姻議題的釋憲聲請案後作此裁決。其中一件聲請案由同志權益社運人士祁家威於2015年提出，他曾於2013年到台北市萬華區戶政事務所申請辦理同性結婚登記被拒，後續上訴皆敗訴。另一件聲請案由台北市政府民政局於2015年向司法院提出。 Mr. Chi, 59, said he was “leaping with joy like a bird” after hearing about the ruling. Although happy about the verdict, he also urged the LGBT community to build bridges with their opponents. “We need to communicate. We need to accept each other,” he said. 59歲的祁家威說他在聽說裁決的消息後，「心情像隻雀躍萬分的鳥」。雖然他為判決結果感到開心，他也呼籲LGBT社群搭起與反對者之間的橋樑。他說：「我們需要溝通，我們需要接受彼此。」 The ruling sets Taiwan apart from the rest of Asia, where LGBT groups are facing increasing discrimination. South Korea has been cracking down on gay armed service members, while recently in Indonesia two men were publicly caned for having consensual sex in a private home. 此裁決使得台灣成為亞洲地區的標竿，亞洲其他地區的LGBT社群正面臨日益嚴重的歧視。南韓軍方持續肅清同性戀官兵，同時最近在印尼，兩名男性因在雙方同意下於私人住家進行性行為，而遭公開鞭刑。 |
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