Current Version
| Region | Albania |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | Nov 28, 1998 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Albania does not legally recognize same-sex marriages, civil unions or domestic partnership benefits. There is no definition of marriage in the 1998 Constitution. Article 53: Everyone has the right to get married and have a family.... The entering into and dissolution of marriage are regulated by law." In the Family Law from 2003, Article 7 reads: "Marriage can be concluded between a man and a woman who are 18 years or older." |
| Sources | https://euralius.eu/index.php/en/library/albanian-legislation?task=download.send&id=178&catid=9&m=0 https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/alb208226.pdf http://www.advocate.com/news/daily-news/2010/02/05/albanian-law-drops-gay-marriage-proposal |
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Revision History (5)
edited by Aleksandar. Starting date of Constitution into force, more links to laws, more in description
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| Start Date | Feb 4, 2010 | Nov 28, 1998 |
| Description | Albania does not legally recognize same-sex marriages, civil unions or domestic partnership benefits. | Albania does not legally recognize same-sex marriages, civil unions or domestic partnership benefits. There is no definition of marriage in the 1998 Constitution. Article 53: Everyone has the right to get married and have a family.... The entering into and dissolution of marriage are regulated by law." In the Family Law from 2003, Article 7 reads: "Marriage can be concluded between a man and a woman who are 18 years or older." |
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| Sources | http://www.advocate.com/news/daily-news/2010/02/05/albanian-law-drops-gay-marriage-proposal | https://euralius.eu/index.php/en/library/albanian-legislation?task=download.send&id=178&catid=9&m=0 https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/alb208226.pdf http://www.advocate.com/news/daily-news/2010/02/05/albanian-law-drops-gay-marriage-proposal |
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| Description | xxxxxxxxx | Albania does not legally recognize same-sex marriages, civil unions or domestic partnership benefits. |
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| Description | Albania does not legally recognize same-sex marriages, civil unions or domestic partnership benefits. | xxxxxxxxx |
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| Description | Albania does not legally recognize same-sex marriages, civil unions or domestic partnership benefits. |