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http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20230529-231100-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-win-for-lgbt-rights-in-namibia/ A Win for LGBT Rights in Namibia Balaji, Mahima eng 2023-05-29 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 constitutional comparativism LGBT Rights Namibia Same Sex Marriage Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 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.