Another fundamental issue addressed by judgment 411-2023 of Chamber II of the Supreme Court of Justice is the requirement of legal aptitude to enter into marriage in same-sex common law marriages.The Chamber recalled that this requirement cannot be equated to the absence of a prohibition to marry established in article 14 of the Family…
Judgment 411-2023 of Chamber II of the Supreme Court of Justice also analyzes the preferential nature that the surviving spouse has in the survival pension with respect to other relatives of the deceased.In the case analyzed by the Supreme Court, the Justices considered that the deceased’s brother had illegally acquired a right to a…
La sentencia número 411-2023 de la Sala Segunda de la Corte Suprema de Justicia también analiza el carácter preferente que tiene el cónyuge supérstite en la pensión por sobrevivencia respecto a otros familiares del causante.En el caso analizado por la Sala Segunda, los magistrados tuvieron por demostrado que el hermano del causante había adquirido…
Recientemente la Sala Segunda, la máxima autoridad judicial en materia de seguridad social y de familia en Costa Rica, emitió la sentencia número 411-2023. Esta sentencia es fundamental para la defensa de los derechos de las personas LGBTQI+. Por este motivo dedicaremos varios blogs a la discusión de temas de interés que se extraen de…
Recently, Chamber II of the Supreme Court, the highest judicial authority in social security and family matters in Costa Rica, rendered judgment 411-2023. This judgment is fundamental for the defense of the rights of LGBTQI+ people. For this reason, we will dedicate several blogs to the discussion of this judgment. On this occasion we will…
On several occasions we have discussed the absolute prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and some ways in which this protection operates. Recently, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in the case of Pavez Pavez vs Chile in which it explores a different form of discrimination based on sexual…