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Joe Schofield and Malcolm "Malx" Brown were the first male couple to be married in Scotland, on the 31st of December 2014. Photo by Andrew Perry
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The ruling specifically states that "in regards to the term 'newlyweds', the writers –both of the past and the present – who interpreted the Civil Code, suggest that the definition of marriage as given by the Roman jurist Modestinus, under the influence of Christian religion, concerns men and women". It also states that marriage "is the union of man and woman, under god, in a human and just society." It follows logically then, that in the interpretative literature of the Greek civil code, gender difference is referred to as the necessary and legal condition of marriage, despite the fact that several authors point out that this is not explicitly stated in the law.I asked Hirdaris if ancient definitions are often used in the trial of contemporary issues. "The court considers that law should be interpreted in accordance with the present. It must adapt legislation to current circumstances and take into account the manners and customs of the period so that the law can live up to the passing of time. You can not use a piece of legislation that was passed in the 1950s – as the Civil Code does – based on a legal thought dated ca. 250 AD. It is regressive and it shows that there are no grounds on which one can refute the marriage of same-sex couples," he replied.
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Sean Adl-Tabatabai and Sinclair Treadway were married in London in March 2014. Photo by Jake Lewis