From Same-Sex Marriage to Polygamy & Prostitution

About the Book

This is “a personal reflection essay.” An essay like a book may be on the same topic, but in breadth and details, it tries to embrace the subject without expounding on details as may be treated in a book; and being a personal reflection, the author’s mind is the reader’s road map. The essay’s focal point is, if same-sex marriage has been given constitutional recognition in the United States, should this not logically lead to recognizing prostitution and the next complexity of pair bonding—polygamy? The essay examines the human rights and freedom of choice factors behind this and uses internationally recognized scenarios to illustrate the harmlessness of the latter two. To illustrate these points, practices of countries seen as the doctrinal peers of the United States are referenced and compared to the United States. Personal names are mentioned not as an attempt to denigrate any individual but rather as need for illustrative examples.

About the Author

The author is a scholar of international law who disposes a very rich multicultural background. He spent about twenty years in Europe, studying in Moscow and in Bonn. During his stay in Europe, he traveled extensively in East European countries as well as in Italy, France, Belgium, and Holland, with short visits to the UK and Austria. He has a rich understanding of Africa, which he has visited repeatedly for over thirty years. The author does not believe in polygamy or in prostitution and is not a homosexual. However, it is the author’s belief, as most jurists like to be identified, that he can argue for, champion, and defend any cause within the framework of a legitimate argument or concept or legal principle. And this essay is the embodiment of the author’s nag for argument and debate.