U.S. Supreme Court Pro-Sodomy Ruling Influenced by Former European Court Rulings

WASHINGTON, July 3, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The United States Supreme Court ruling against the Texas anti-sodomy law was another example of the infringement of international law in domestic policy.  The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-Fam) points out in a communiqué released today that “The majority opinion was guided, specifically, by the pro-homosexual rulings of the European Court of Human Rights.”  C-Fam also points out that Justice Kennedy in writing for the majority referred to a “Friends of the Court” brief submitted by former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson. In the brief Robinson wrote: “This Court should not decide in a vacuum whether criminalization of same-sex sodomy between consenting adults violates constitutional guarantees of privacy and equal protection. Other nations with similar histories, legal systems, and political cultures have already answered these questions in the affirmative.  This Court should pay due respect to these opinions of humankind.”  Robinson’s brief also says, “Legal concepts like ‘privacy,’ ‘liberty,’ and ‘equality’ are not US property, but have global meaning.” Robinson argues that the United States should be “construing these terms in light of foreign interpretations,” even warning the Supreme Court that “To ignore these precedents virtually ensures that this Court’s ruling will generate controversies with the United State’s closest global allies.”  C-Fam warns that “If the Supreme Court continues to be guided by the decisions of the UN and the EU, US recognition of same-sex marriage could eventually follow suit.”  See the complete C-Fam report at:  https://c-fam.org/FAX/Volume_6/faxv6n28.htm