Convention on the Recognition of Registered Partnerships
The Convention on the recognition of registered partnerships is a multilateral convention, drafted by the International Commission on Civil Status which provides the acceptance in other countries of any form of registered partnership, which is not a marriage Parties to the convention should recognize the partnership, as well as the consequences regarding name change not only towards other state parties, but with regards to partnerships in any state. The partnership can be between partners of the same or of opposite sex.Reservations
State parties can make reservations regarding
- applicability to persons of the opposite sex
- acceptance of partnerships of any state
- the consequences regarding name changes
The convention has been ratified only by Spain and has been signed only by Spain and Portugal. Having not been ratified by two states, it therefore has not entered into force.
