| 02.06.2026 | by Himani Jha |
| The CJEU’s judgment in Jakub Cupriak-Trojan and Mateusz Trojan v Wojewoda Mazowiecki (better known as Cupriak-Trojan) is one of those rare decisions that is not only welcomed as a rights judgment, but also structurally important for private international law. The case concerned two same sex Polish nationals, one also holding German nationality, who married in Berlin in 2018 and then asked for their German marriage certificate to be transcribed into the Polish civil register when they wanted to live in Poland as a married couple. Polish authorities refused because Polish law does not permit same-sex marriage. In its 25 November 2025 judgment, the Court held that Articles 20 and 21 TFEU, read with Articles 7 and 21 of the Charter, preclude a Member State from refusing recognition and transcription where that is the only available way to give effect to the marriage status lawfully acquired in another Member State. [click here to see full article] |
