Protecting Social Rights in an Era of Economic Change

The concept of family in Russian legislation unambiguously implies the union of a man and a woman; other forms of unions are not implied. This paper analyzes the arguments of the ECHR and draws general conclusions. The authors show that the ECHR is pushing Russia to take measures against the Constitution, law enforcement practice, public opinion, and the position of the main religion in the country (the Russian Orthodox Church). The issue is relevant for other State parties because the ECHR already considers similar cases in relation to Poland and Romania. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.