Chairperson of the Immigration Selection Board v. Frank , Case No. The Netherlands extended registered partnership status to same-sex couples in 1998. Norway Statutes Norway has a registered partnership system similar to Denmark's. The Polish Constitution specifically provides that marriage is the union of a man and a woman. Poland Const., art.
News reports indicate a same-sex couple is planning to challenge South Africa's marriage laws.
The South African Constitution contains a provision which treats sexual orientation as a suspect classification. One Spanish province, Aragon, allows same-sex couples to enter into domestic partnerships. Registered partners can register for most benefits available to married couples. In October 1999, the House of Lords in the U.K. issued an opinion in the case of a partner in a same-sex couple who sought to continue tenancy after the death of his partner to whom their residence was rented. In the decision, the court decided that the partner should be considered a family member in order to maintain tenancy of the joint dwelling of the couple.