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AbstractGiven the predominant role in American law of cohabitation agreements in protecting cohabitants, this Article presents an informal study that measured attitudes toward such agreements. The results confirm the literature findings that people generally are not inclined to want cohabitation agreements upon cohabitation. Further studies might explore the reasons for the unpopularity of cohabitation agreements and the ways to improve the protection of cohabitants, and this Article offers potential considerations.

In this paper, I offer an overview of the main questions which arise in relation with the so-called 'new forms' of marriage (such as same sex marriage and partnership), looking specifically at cross-border situations. An attempt is made to determine who has access to such legal relationships in Belgium, what are the consequences of such relationships in mixed relations and whether the newly created institutions are duly recognized as such abroad.

Der Beitrag befaßt sich mit folgenden Aspekten: der seit 1990 begonnene Demokratisierungsprozeß, der sich im Rahmen einer wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Krise vollzog; der Wahlkampf für die Wahlen am 12. Januar 1995 und deren Ergebnisse, die die Existenz von zwei annähernd gleich großen Blöcken bestätigten; die Bildung einer Kohabitationsregierung unter Mahamane Ousmane und die damit verbundenen Probleme. (DÜI-Ott)