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Ecuador was the fifth country in South America to allow same-sex couples to marry, after Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia, [1] but adoption by married couples remains restricted to opposite-sex couples. Ecuador has also recognized same-sex civil unions since 2008.
The decriminalization of homosexuality in Ecuador took place on 25 November 1997, when the Constitutional Tribunal issued a landmark decision in Case 111-97-TC declaring the first clause of Article 516 of the Penal Code – which criminalized same-sex sexual relations as a crime with a penalty of four to eight years of imprisonment – unconstitutional.
Diane Rodríquez and her partner Nicolás Guamanquispe (pictured) became one of the first couples to register a civil union in Ecuador. Based on Article 68, civil unions for same-sex couples are legal in Ecuador. [13] [14] In August 2014, President Rafael Correa signed a resolution to allow same-sex couples to register their unions.
The Court was created as part of Ecuador's 1996 constitutional reform package. It is composed of nine magistrates. The Court has been affected by Ecuador's recent political crises. In 2005, President Lucio Gutiérrez manipulated his party's modest advantage in Congress to replace numerous justices, including eight of nine members of the Court . [1]
Ecuadorian nationality is regulated by the 2008 Constitution of Ecuador and the Naturalization Law of 1976 (Spanish: Ley de Naturalización de 1976). [1] Some articles of the Naturalization Law of 1976 conflict with the 2008 Constitution, however Article 424 of the constitution establishes that it prevails over any other legal orders.
Platonic love [1] is a type of love in which sexual desire or romantic features are nonexistent or have been suppressed, sublimated, or purgated, but it means more than simple friendship.
Treaties concluded or ratified by Ecuador. Pages in category "Treaties of Ecuador" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 309 total. ...
The 1830 Constitution of Ecuador was the first constitution governing the Republic of Ecuador. [1] It was written by the 1830 Constituent Congress that met in the city of Riobamba, which began their work on August 14 with the assistance of 20 deputies. The constitution was adopted on September 11, 1830, by the Constituent Congress, who in 45 ...