Foreword by Gerard Hogan1. Introduction2. Marriage Equality by Popular Vote: The Irish and Australian ExperiencesI. IntroductionII. The Contours of the Constitutional Family Prior to Marriage Equality inIrelandIII. The Legislative Prohibition on Same-Sex MarriageIV. The Legislative History of the Civil Registration Act 2004, s 2(2)V. Same-Sex Marriage in the Irish Courts: Zappone v Revenue CommissionersVI. Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships Post-ZapponeVII. Would the Supreme Court have Declared Same-Sex Marriage LegislationUnconstitutional?VIII. Constitutional ConventionIX. Marriage ReferendumX. Marriage Equality in AustraliaXI. Plebiscites, Referenda, Political Opportunism and Human Rights IssuesXII. The Potential Pitfalls Associated with Australia's Postal Plebiscite andIreland's Marriage ReferendumXIII. An Australian Referendum on Marriage Equality?XIV. Conclusion3. Same-Sex Relationships Beyond Marriage: Civil Partnership and Cohabitationin IrelandI. IntroductionII. The Constitution and Non-Marital UnionsIII. The Disparate Legislative Treatment of Non-Marital Couples in Irelandpre-2010IV. Progressing Towards Civil PartnershipV. An Overview of the Rights and Duties of Civil PartnersVI. Differences between Civil Partnership and MarriageVII. The Recognition of Foreign Civil Partnerships and Same-Sex MarriagesVIII. The Dissolution of Foreign Civil Partnerships and Same-Sex MarriagesIX. Civil Partnership: Separate, but Equal?X. Civil Partnership in Post-Marriage Equality IrelandXI. The Regulation of Cohabitation in IrelandXII. Cohabitation Law Reform in the UKXIII. Qualified Cohabitants and the Relief Available in Ireland under the2010 ActXIV. Cohabitants' AgreementsXV. Conclusion4. Parental Rights for Same-Sex Parents of Surrogate-Born and Donor-ConceivedChildren: Forging a Legal Framework for IrelandI. IntroductionII. Same-Sex Parenting and the Welfare of the ChildIII. Parental Rights for Same-Sex Couples: The Children and FamilyRelationships Act 2015IV. Towards Regulating Domestic Surrogacy Arrangements under Irish LawV. A Critique of the Hybrid Model for Regulating Domestic Surrogacy in Part 7of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022VI. The Pre-Conception State Approval Model for Regulating SurrogacyVII. The Child's Right to Knowledge of Identity - A Comparison between thePost-Birth Parental Order and Pre-Conception State Approval ModelsVIII. The UN Special Rapporteur's Position on Surrogacy ArrangementsIX. Altruistic Surrogacy Arrangements in the UK and Ireland: In Principle andin Practice?X. Proposals for Allocating Parentage via Pre-Conception Authorisation in theUK and IrelandXI. The AHRRA - An Administrative Route to Legal ParentageXII. The Verona PrinciplesXIII. International SurrogacyXIV. Should Ireland Follow the Approach to Surrogacy Law Reform in the UK?XV. Donor-Assisted Human ReproductionXVI. Non-Clinical DAHR ProceduresXVII. Alternative Proposals for Regulating Non-Clinical DAHRXVIII. Conclusion5. Same-Sex Relationships, Marriage and Parental Rights under the ECHRI. IntroductionII. The Margin of AppreciationIII. Article 8IV. Article 14V. Same-Sex Relationships and the ECtHR: Respect for Private and Family Life,but not yet Wedded BlissVI. Consensual Same-Sex Sexual Activity and Relationships as Private Lifeunder Article 8VII. Same-Sex Couples and Family Life under Article 8VIII. The Evolution of the Right to Marry under Article 12IX. Same-Sex Marriage and Article 12 of the ECHR - Schalk and Kopf v AustriaX. Second-Parent Adoption by a Same-Sex Partner and the ECHRXI. Surrogacy and the ECHRXII. Implications of ECtHR Case Law for Ireland's Approach to SurrogacyXIII. Conclusion6. Concluding RemarksBibliographyIndex