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In the 1997 case 111-97-TC, the Court decriminalized homosexuality in Ecuador.In the 2019 case 11-18-CN/19, [3] the Court legalized same-sex marriage in Ecuador. On May 29, 2018, the court ruled in case 1692-12-EP in favor of a lesbian couple, allowing them to register their child in the Civil Registry with both their surnames.
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.
In a 2009 diplomatic cable from the United States diplomatic cables leak in April 2011, U.S. Ambassador Heather Hodges said that "corruption among Ecuadorian National Police officers is widespread and well-known" and that "U.S. investors are reluctant to risk their resources in Ecuador knowing that they could be targeted by corrupt law enforcement officials."
[1] [2] Following his election as President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa called for a referendum on establishing a Constituent Assembly to write a new constitution for the country, which was held on April 15, 2007, and passed with 81.7% approval. [3] [4] The elections for the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly were held on September 30, 2007.
The politics of Ecuador are multi-party. [1] The central government polity is a quadrennially elected presidential , unicameral representative democracy . The President of Ecuador is head of state and head of the army on a multi-party system , and leads a cabinet with further executive power .
Francisco Eugenio Tamariz, 1835-1836 [2] Manuel López Escobar, 1836-1837 [2] Antonio Fernández Salvador, 1838 [2] Manuel López Escobar, 1839 [2] Luis de Saa, 1839-1842 [2] Juan Hipólito Soulin, 1842 [2] Francisco de Aguirre, 1843-1845 [2] Roberto Ascázubi, 1846 [2] Manuel Bustamante, 1846-1847 [2] José Javier Valdivieso, 1848-1849 [2 ...
2 - A visa is not required if holding an approval code. 3 - Expired passports or other ID documentation accepted. Due to the crisis in Venezuela, the government is offering citizens special visas (including humanitarian and temporary permits) to enter the country.
In April 2005, the "Red de Trabajadoras Sexuales del Ecuador" (Network of Sex Workers of Ecuador), commonly known as REDTRABSEX, was set up to give a collective voice for all the individual associations. [7] [16] The organisation partnered with the Ministry of Health in 2008 to provide contraception and information on HIV/AIDS to sex workers. [6]