Public-Private Partnerships Based on the Principle of Non-Discrimination

Case information
Incident date
Country
Netherlands
Categories
  • Government Restrictions
Attack Against
  • Morals
Societal Sphere
  • Governmental

Public bodies have to break up contracts if a violation of the principle of non-discrimination is established on the basis of the personal convictions of a private partner. A communal administration will therefore not be allowed to maintain a rental contract with a private house, used for civil marriages, if the owner of the house is found to object to an actual request for a same-sex marriage.

Source and further information: The Observatory's Report 2012 on Legal Restrictions Effecting Christians in Europe