Marriage: religious and legal aspects

Abstract

The article analyzes marriage and its nature on the basis of a multidisciplinary approach, taking into account religious and legal aspects. The study conducted its own survey in different cities and villages of Ukraine, which covered 2083 respondents. As a result of an all-Ukrainian poll, it was found that 1/3 of those involved in the survey support the state's recognition of church marriage, i.e. giving it the same legal status as secular marriage. The legislation of the EU member states on the regulation and recognition of church marriages was analyzed. It was established that in a number of European countries (in the Great Britain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland and others) the legal effect of the church marriage is the same as ordinary secular marriage. Authors have concluded that it seemed unfair from the standpoint of the principle of equality in Ukraine and some other European countries not to recognize the church marriage.