Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights, IV Section, 21 July 2015, Oliari and others v. Italy (Applications Nos. 18766/11 and 36030/11)

The absence of a legal framework recognizing homosexual relationships violates the right to respect for private and family life, as provided by Article 8 of the ECHR. However, the judges remain overly cautious on the right to marry, as they reaffirm that States enjoy a wider margin of appreciation, to finally declare the claim under article 12 ECHR inadmissible.