<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This article explores capacity to marry in depth, beyond the literal statements presented by legal acts in Estonia. Th e discussion will be focusing on answering the following questions: What is the nature of marriage capacity and how it has been developed in Estonia? What are the values that the Estonian Family Law Act (2010) protects when regulating marriage capacity? In addition a brief comparative analysis will seek to explain how different regulations of the EU member states on the same matter (marriage capacity) are. Th is can also help discussions on whether is it justified to talk about cultural differences of EU member states in the context of marriage capacity or not.</p></abstract>

This article explores capacity to marry in depth, beyond the literal statements presented by legal acts in Estonia. Th e discussion will be focusing on answering the following questions: What is the nature of marriage capacity and how it has been developed in Estonia? What are the values that the Estonian Family Law Act (2010) protects when regulating marriage capacity? In addition a brief comparative analysis will seek to explain how different regulations of the EU member states on the same matter (marriage capacity) are. Th is can also help discussions on whether is it justified to talk about cultural differences of EU member states in the context of marriage capacity or not.

Marriage Capacity, Social Values and Law-Making Process

International and Comparative Law Review

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This article explores capacity to marry in depth, beyond the literal statements presented by legal acts in Estonia. Th e discussion will be focusing on...

Marriage Capacity, Social Values and Law-Making Process

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 103 - 121

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0081

Keywords
family law, marriage, marriage capacity, social values, marriage impediments, law-making process, assessment of social values, private international law

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Marriage Capacity, Social Values and Law-Making Process

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 103 - 121

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0081

Keywordsfamily law, marriage, marriage capacity, social values, marriage impediments, law-making process, assessment of social values, private international law

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
family law, marriage, marriage capacity, social values, marriage impediments, law-making process, assessment of social values, private international law