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The European Court of Human Rights ruled on the case of B. and L. v. the United Kingdom, where the applicants, a father-in-law and daughter-in-law, challenged the prohibition on their marriage under UK law. The court found that the applicants were unable to marry due to the Marriage Act 1949 and the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986, which only allowed such marriages under specific circumstances. The judgment highlights the legal complexities surrounding marriage prohibitions based on a

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Alina

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