Reactions between 6Li and 6Li were studied in the laboratory energy range of 2-16 MeV. Angular distributions and excitation functions were measured for various proton, deuteron, triton and e-channels. In addition excitation functions were obtained for five 7-transitions in ~~ and the ground-state transitions in both 7Li and VBe. Detailed statistical model calculations were performed under various assumptions concerning the formation of the compound nucleus. It is concluded that a smooth cutoff of the entrance channel angular momenta yields the only consistent description for both angular distributions and excitation functions. Only a few proton channels are dominated by compound nucleus decay. All other channels reflect the complex structure of 6Li which causes a variety of direct reaction modes.Nuclear Reactions: 6Li + 6Li at 2 < Ela b ~ 16 MeV; measured angular distributions and excitation functions of p, d, t, e-channels and y-transitions in 7Li, 7Be, l~ statistical model calculations; deduced fusion cross section; reaction mechanism inferred.