As we anticipated in a previous blog, it is likely that the position of the Constitutional Court regarding conscientious objection requires the analysis of other legal elements that emerge from the report of the United Nations Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity ('SOGI Expert').Although the…
The United Nations Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity ('SOGI Expert') recently published his report regarding the relationship between the right to freedom of religion or belief, and the freedom to live free from violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The report addresses, among…
El Experto Independiente de las Naciones Unidas sobre la protección contra la violencia y la discriminación por motivos de orientación sexual e identidad de género (‘Experto SOGI’) recientemente publicó su reporte relativo a la relación entre el derecho a la libertad de religión y pensamiento, y la libertad a vivir libre de violencia por orientación…
Recently, the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice confirmed that Costa Rican courts may have jurisdiction to process divorces of marriages registered in Costa Rica, even if the spouses are domiciled abroad.In judgment 226-2023, the Second Chamber heard an appeal in which the former spouses claimed that the Costa Rican courts had…
Recientemente la Sala Segunda de la Corte Suprema de Justicia confirmó que los tribunales costarricenses pueden tener jurisdicción para la tramitación de divorcios de matrimonios inscritos en Costa Rica, aunque los cónyuges estén domiciliados en el extranjero.En la sentencia 226-2023 la Sala Segunda conoció de un recurso en el que los ex cónyuges reclamaban…
In the Olivera Fuentes vs. Peru case, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights also analyzed the use of three stereotypes by the administrative authorities that rejected the claim of Mr. Olivera Fuentes. In this blog we will discuss them.First stereotypeThe first stereotype that the Court considered discriminatory was "whether it was justified to…