Template:Civil union: Difference between revisions

Same-sex civil unions
Recognized nationwide
Denmark (1989); Norway (1993); Sweden (1995); Greenland (1996); Iceland (1996); France (1999); Germany (2001); Portugal (2001); Finland (2002);	Luxembourg (2004); New Zealand (2005); United Kingdom (2005); Andorra (2005); Czech Republic (2006); Slovenia (2006); Switzerland (2007); Colombia (2007);
	As unregistered cohabitation
Israel (1994); Hungary (1996);	Croatia (2003); Austria (2003);
Recognized in some regions
United States (1997); Argentina (2003); Australia (2004);	Brazil (2004); Italy (2004); Mexico (2006);
Recognized prior to legalization; of same-sex marriage
	Netherlands (nationwide) (1998); Spain (12 of 17 communities) (1998); South Africa (nationwide) (1999); Belgium (nationwide) (2000); Canada (QC, NS and MB) (2001);
Recognition debated
See also
	Same-sex marriage; Registered partnership; Domestic partnership; Common-law marriage; Same-sex unions by country; Homosexuality laws of the world;
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-| style="background: #ccf; text-align: center;" | '''[[Civil union|Same-sex civil unions]]'''
+! style="font-size:1.1em" | [[Civil union|Same-sex civil unions]]
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-| style="background: #ccf;" | Recognized nationwide in:
+! style="background-color:#383; color:#fff; font-size:1em" | Recognized nationwide
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-| [[Civil unions in Denmark|Denmark]] (1989) <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Civil unions in Norway|Norway]] (1993)
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+[[Civil unions in Denmark|Denmark]] (1989)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Norway|Norway]] (1993)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Sweden|Sweden]] (1995)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Greenland|Greenland]] (1996)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Iceland|Iceland]] (1996)<br/>
+[[Pacte civil de solidarité|France]] (1999)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Germany|Germany]] (2001)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Portugal|Portugal]] (2001)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Finland|Finland]] (2002)<br/>
+{{col-break}}
+[[Civil unions in Luxembourg|Luxembourg]] (2004)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in New Zealand|New Zealand]] (2005)<br/>
+[[Civil partnerships in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] (2005)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Andorra|Andorra]] (2005)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in the Czech Republic|Czech Republic]] (2006)<br/>
+[[Same-sex unions in Slovenia|Slovenia]] (2006)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Switzerland|Switzerland]] (2007)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Colombia|Colombia]] (2007)<br/>
+{{col-end}}
+|-<hr/>
+|As unregistered cohabitation
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-| [[Civil unions in Israel|Israel]]<sup>1</sup> (1994) <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Civil unions in Sweden|Sweden]] (1995)
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+[[Civil unions in Israel|Israel]] (1994)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Hungary|Hungary]] (1996)<br/>
+{{col-break}}
+[[Civil unions in Croatia|Croatia]] (2003)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Austria|Austria]] (2003)<br/>
+{{col-end}}
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+! style="background: #f60; color:#fff; font-size:1em" | Recognized in some regions
-| [[Civil unions in Greenland|Greenland]] (1996) <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Civil unions in Hungary|Hungary]]<sup>1</sup> (1996)
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-| [[Civil unions in Iceland|Iceland]] (1996) <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Pacte civil de solidarité|France]] (1999)
+{{col-begin}}
+{{col-break}}
+[[Civil unions in United States|United States]] (1997)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Argentina|Argentina]] (2003)<br/>
+[[Same-sex marriage in Australia|Australia]] (2004)<br/>
+{{col-break}}
+[[Civil unions in Brazil|Brazil]] (2004)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Italy|Italy]] (2004)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Mexico|Mexico]] (2006)<br/>
+{{col-end}}
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+! style="background-color: #fe2; color: #000; font-size:1em" | Recognized prior to legalization<br/>of [[same-sex marriage]]
-| [[Civil unions in Germany|Germany]] (2001) <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Civil unions in Portugal|Portugal]] (2001)
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-| [[Civil unions in Finland|Finland]] (2002) <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Civil unions in Croatia|Croatia]]<sup>1</sup> (2003)
+[[Civil unions in the Netherlands|Netherlands (nationwide)]] (1998)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Spain|Spain (12 of 17 communities)]] (1998)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in South Africa|South Africa (nationwide)]] (1999)<br/>
+[[Civil unions in Belgium|Belgium (nationwide)]] (2000)<br/>
+[[Same-sex marriage in Canada|Canada (QC, NS and MB)]] (2001)<br/>
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+! style="background-color: #f00; color:#fff; font-size:1em" | Recognition debated
-| [[Civil unions in Austria|Austria]]<sup>1</sup> (2003) <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Civil unions in Luxembourg|Luxembourg]] (2004)
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-| [[Civil unions in New Zealand|New Zealand]] (2005) <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Civil partnerships in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] (2005)
-|-
-| [[Civil unions in Andorra|Andorra]] (2005) <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Civil unions in the Czech Republic|Czech Republic]] (2006)
-|-
-| [[Same-sex unions in Slovenia|Slovenia]] (2006) <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Civil unions in Switzerland|Switzerland]] (2007)
-|-
-| [[Civil unions in Colombia|Colombia]] (2007)
-|-
-| style="background: #ccf;" | Recognized in some regions in:
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-| [[Civil unions in United States|United States (7 states+DC)]] (1997) :
-[[Domestic partnership in California|CA]], [[Civil unions in Connecticut|CT]], [[Domestic partnership in Hawaii|HI]], [[Domestic partnership in Maine|ME]], [[Civil unions in New Jersey|NJ]], [[Civil unions in Vermont|VT]], [[Domestic partnership in Washington|WA]] + [[Domestic partnership in District of Columbia|DC]]
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-| [[Civil unions in Argentina|Argentina (Buenos Aires, Rio Negro)]] (2003)
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-| [[Same-sex unions in Australia|Australia]] Tasmania (2004), Victoria (2007)
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-| [[Civil unions in Italy|Italy (Some municipalities)]] (2004)
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-| [[Civil unions in Rio Grande do Sul|Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul)]] (2004)
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-| [[Civil unions in Mexico|Mexico (Mexico City and Coahuila)]] (2007)
-|-
-| style="background: #ccf;" | Was recognized before legalization of [[same-sex marriage]] in:
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-| [[Civil unions in the Netherlands|Netherlands (nationwide)]] (1998)
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-| [[Civil unions in Spain|Spain (12 of 17 communities)]] (1998)
-|-
-| [[Civil unions in South Africa|South Africa (nationwide)]]<sup>2</sup>  (1999)
-|-
-| [[Civil unions in Belgium|Belgium (nationwide)]] (2000)
-|-
-| [[Same-sex marriage in Canada|Canada (QC, NS and MB)]]<sup>3</sup> (2001)
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-| style="background: #ccf;" | Recognition debated in:
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 [[Civil unions in Brazil|Brazil]]<br/>
 [[Civil unions in Chile|Chile]]<br/>
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 [[Civil unions in Costa Rica|Costa Rica]]<br/>
 [[Civil unions in Greece|Greece]]<br/>
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 [[Civil unions in the Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]<br/>
 [[Civil unions in Italy|Italy]]<br/>
 [[Civil unions in Liechtenstein|Liechtenstein]]<br/>
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 [[Civil unions in Mexico|Mexico]]<br/>
 [[Civil unions in Poland|Poland]]<br/>
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-| style="background: #ccf;" | Notes:
+! style="background-color:#00f; color:#fff; font-size:1em" | See also
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-| <font size=-3>1 - In form of unregistered cohabitation.</font>
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-| <font size=-3>2 - Explicitly referred to as the "civil unions Act" in [[South Africa]].</font>
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-| <font size=-3>3 - Explicitly referred to as "civil unions" in [[Civil unions in Quebec|Quebec]] (2002), and called "domestic partnership" in [[Civil unions in Nova Scotia|Nova Scotia]] (2001) and [[Civil unions in Manitoba|Manitoba]] in (2002). [[Marriage]] was extended to same-sex couples [[nationwide]] in (2005).</font>
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 [[Same-sex marriage]]<br/>
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 [[Homosexuality laws of the world]]<br/>
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