ABSTRACT

Despite its practical importance to upwards of 40,000 people annually, the framework governing weddings law in Ireland has received minimal academic attention or critique. This article seeks to address this gap in the literature, placing a particular focus on the rules governing wedding venues. In this effort, it draws on the Law Commission for England and Wales’ comprehensive Getting Married: A Consultation Paper on Weddings Law published in September 2020. Comparing the framework adopted in Ireland pursuant to the Civil Registration Act 2004 (as amended) with that provisionally proposed by the Law Commission for England and Wales, the article investigates whether certain proposals advanced by the Commission may also serve to cure weaknesses identified in the Irish scheme. The article highlights too how the Irish experience, specifically the anomalies which have emerged in law and practice in Ireland, may present a cautionary tale for those across the Irish Sea who wish to adopt a more conservative approach to its reform of the laws governing wedding venues than that presented by the Law Commission.

摘要

尽管每年对超过 40,000 人具有实际重要性，爱尔兰的婚礼法框架却很少受到学术关注或批评。本文旨在解决文献中的这一空白，特别关注管理婚礼场地的规则。在这项工作中，它借鉴了英格兰和威尔士法律委员会的综合性结婚：关于婚礼法的咨询文件于 2020 年 9 月发布。 将爱尔兰根据 2004 年民事登记法（经修订）采用的框架与英格兰和威尔士法律委员会临时提出的框架进行比较，本文调查委员会提出的某些建议是否也有助于治愈爱尔兰计划中发现的弱点。这篇文章还强调了爱尔兰的经验，特别是爱尔兰法律和实践中出现的异常情况，如何为那些希望对爱尔兰海上婚礼场所管理法律采取更保守的改革方式的人提供一个警示。比法律委员会提出的。