同性婚姻立法之相關問題──由德國民法納入同性婚所帶來的疑義檢視我國之立法方向

Questions Regarding Same-Sex Marriage Legislations: Reviewing the Taiwan’s Legislative Direction from the Questions Raised by the German Civil Code’s Incorporation of Same-Sex Marriages

本文以德國新修民法章節之同性婚姻規定為核心，檢討直接在民法中擴張締婚當事人資格所帶來的解釋疑義，並指出自然血親章節在直接適用上的困難，以及就同性登記伴侶法過渡至同性婚姻後可能衍生出的情狀進行說明。同時確立大法官釋字第748號解釋所賦予之立法任務之範圍，並就目前已有的立法芻議，包括制定特別法與修正民法的內容進行檢驗，並期待在最後修法之結果上，能以德國的經驗作為借鏡，不偏離民法親屬編之架構，同時兼顧相同性別之人締結婚姻及組成家庭的權利。

This article focuses on the same-sex provisions under the German Civil Code, examines the interpretation questions caused by directly expanding the qualification for marital parties, points out the difficulties of applying provisions of the blood relatives’ chapter, and explains the possible consequences when moving from the Same-sex Couple Registration Act to same-sex marriage. In the meantime, this article will clarify the scope of legislative task assigned by the J.Y. Interpretation No. 748, review the current draft bill (including enacting a special law or an amendment to the Civil Code), and wish that we can finalize the legislation based on the Germany’s experience, which will conform to the structure of the Family Part of the Civil Code and balance same-sex couples’ rights for marriage and family.