Same-Sex Couples, Legislators and Judges. An Introduction to the Book.- The Recognition of Same-Sex Couples' rights in the US between Counter-Majoritarian Principle and Ideological Approaches: A State Level Perspective.- From Gay Rights to Same-Sex Marriage: A Brief Story through US Federal Courts Jurisprudence.- Different Approaches, Similar Outcomes: Same-Sex Marriage in Canada and South Africa.- Same-sex Couples before Courts in Mexico, Central and South America.- Following the Legislative Leaders: Judicial Recognition of Same Sex Couples in Australia and New Zealand.- The Nordic Model: Same-Sex Families in Love and Law.- A Glorious Revolution? UK Courts and Same-Sex Couples.- Between Recognition and Homophobia: Same-Sex Couples in Eastern Europe.- Same-Sex Couples in France and Belgium: The Resilient Practice of Judicial Deference.- At the Crossroads between Privacy and Community: The Legal Status of Same-Sex Couples in German, Austrian and Swiss law.- Judicial Restraint and Political Responsibility: A Review of the Jurisprudence of the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese High Courts on Same-Sex Couples.- The Legal Situation of Same-Sex Couples in Greece and Cyprus.- The Law Applicable to the Formation of Same-Sex Partnerships and Marriages.- Recognition of Foreign Same-Sex Partnerships and Marriages.- Same-Sex Families Across Borders.- Same-Sex Couples before the ECtHR: The Right to Marriage.- Same-Sex Couples' Rights (Other than the Right to Marry) before the ECtHR.- Same-Sex Couples before the Inter-American System of Human Rights.- Free Movement Rights for Same-Sex Couples under EU law: What Role to Play for the CJEU?.- Employment Benefits for Same-Sex Couples: The Case-Law of the CJEU.- International Administrative Tribunals and Their Non-Originalist Jurisprudence on Same-Sex Couples: 'Spouse' and 'Marriage' in Context, between Social Changes and the Doctrine of Renvoi.- Same-Sex couples before Quasi-Jurisdictional Bodies: The Case of the UN Human Rights Committee.