Highlights –
- Japan SC contests the constitutionality of common surnames among spouses.
- The Supreme Court’s petty bench referred to three domestic cases for the above reason.
- The cases were filed by 3 couples in common-law marriages living in Tokyo.
- The court’s Grand bench in 2015 had ruled that the Civil Code for common surname was constitutional.
Tags : JAPAN SUPREME COURT, JAPAN CIVIL CODE, JAPAN CONSTITUTION, JAPAN SUPREME COURT GRAND BENCH, JAPAN SUPREME COURT PETTY BENCH, TOKYO FAMILY COURT,
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