Legal transformation of the national perspective on civil unions and same sex marriage in Latin America

Authors

  • José Miguel Cabrales Lucio Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9516-6633

    Profesor investigador de la Unidad Académica de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, campus Tampico, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, México. Miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (c) del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), México. Correo electrónico: cabrales23@yahoo.com. Ponencia (español) presentada al IX Congreso Mundial de Derecho Constitucionalcelebrado en Oslo, Noruega, en julio de 2014.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18800/derechopucp.201502.007

Keywords:

Latin America, human rights, gay marriage, civil unions, courts, discrimination

Abstract

This paper analyzes the legal arguments that have been used toallow the gradual introduction of same-sex marriage and civil unions in some Latin American countries. The author makes a critical account of the contentious cases and legislative responses to claims for recognition and protection of human rights of people with a particular sexual orientation. The most representative Latin American countries are analyzed from the point of view of its relevance in comparative terms.

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Published

2015-11-01

How to Cite

Cabrales Lucio, J. M. (2015). Legal transformation of the national perspective on civil unions and same sex marriage in Latin America. Derecho PUCP, (75), 139–167. https://doi.org/10.18800/derechopucp.201502.007

Issue

No. 75 (2015): IX World Congress on Constitutional Law: New Challenges to Law and Democracy

Section

Main Section

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