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The law of England and Wales as it stood in 1620 – of all kinds: common law, equity and statute – became the law of Bermuda at that time, and it remains so to the extent that other sources have not changed it. The Parliament of Bermuda enacts statutes on all domestic legal issues. Bermuda has a body of delegated legislation.
The Parliament of Bermuda is the bicameral legislative body of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. [1] Based on the Westminster system, one of the two chambers (lower house) is elected, the other (upper house), appointed. [2] The two chambers are: House of Assembly (36 members; elected for a five-year term in single seat constituencies)
The law went into effect on 1 June 2018, and Bermuda became the first territory in the world to effectively reverse marriage rights for same-sex couples by legislation. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] A number of international politicians and gay rights organisations criticised the change and argued that the move would damage the island's tourist industry.
A London tribunal on Monday ruled that a 2018 Bermuda law that bans same-sex marriage in the British overseas territory is constitutional, a departure from the broad trend towards legalisation of ...
Status: Current legislation The Domestic Partnership Act 2018 is an act of the Parliament of Bermuda . It provided for the creation of domestic partnerships for both same-sex and opposite-sex couples and prohibited same-sex marriage , making the Parliament of Bermuda the first legislature to abolish same-sex marriage after it was initially ...
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In June 2013, Parliament passed legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation under the Human Rights Act 1981. [6] On 18 June 2013, Premier Craig Cannonier ruled out same-sex marriage in Bermuda: "I can assure you that under my leadership this is not about same-sex marriage, and under my leadership that will not happen."
Sir John William David Swan KBE (born 1935 in Bermuda) is a former Bermudian political figure, a real estate developer and a philanthropist. He served as Premier of Bermuda from 1982 to 1995; Ewart Frederick Brown, Jr (born 1946 in Bermuda) was the ninth Premier of Bermuda and former leader of the Progressive Labour Party (PLP) from 2006 to ...