European court opens hearing on recognising same-sex marriages

Adrian Coman and Claibourn Robert Hamilton are seeking the same recognition as a heterosexual couple

The European Court of Justice has opened a hearing on the recognition of same-sex marriages in European Union countries where they are not legal.

The hearing in Luxembourg came after Romania's constitutional court asked the European court to make a ruling on the issue amid a court case in Romania brought by a Romanian-American couple who want their 2010 union to be recognised.