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Ireland’s High Court rules denying cohabiting partners pension rights is unconstitutional, ordering equal treatment.
The Irish High Court has ruled that denying a surviving cohabitant a spouse’s pension violates the Constitution, declaring the state’s exclusion of unmarried partners from the Civil Service pension scheme unconstitutional.
The decision, based on equality under Article 40.1, found no rational basis for treating cohabitants differently from spouses or civil partners, especially in long-term relationships.
The ruling, which supports Freddie Jones’s claim after his partner’s death, mandates policy changes to ensure equal treatment.
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission praised the decision as a step toward constitutional equality.
El Tribunal Supremo de Irlanda dictamina que es inconstitucional negar los derechos de pensión a los cónyuges que cohabitan, ordenando la igualdad de trato.