TY JOUR TI Marriage, parents and family – constitutional amendments by recent German Federal Constitutional Court’s decisions without legislative participation∗ KW (successive) adoption by same-sex couples KW same-sex marriage KW protectionof marriage KW family KW and parents KW fundamental right of general equality KW methods of interpretation KW amendment of the Constitution. JO Advances in Law Studies AU Shristoph Grupl, G.. PY 2016 IS 4 PB Publishing Center RIOR