nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20230529-231100-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 230529s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20230529-231100-0 doi eng 342 23 Balaji, Mahima Author aut A Win for LGBT Rights in Namibia Balaji, Mahima Verfassungsblog 2023-05-29 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In the recent case of Digashu and Seiler-Lilles the Namibian Supreme Court held that denying the recognition of same-sex spouses under the Immigration Control Act 1993 was not only a violation of the right to dignity under the Namibian Constitution, but also amounted to unfair discrimination. While limited in scope, the judgement is a win for the rights of LGBTQIA+ persons in a jurisdiction where they remain mostly unrecognized. It is also notable for its use of comparativism as a deliberative resource. CC BY-SA 4.0 constitutional comparativism LGBT Rights Namibia Same Sex Marriage Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-win-for-lgbt-rights-in-namibia/ raw object