Civil unions between people of the same sex and their implications after the Procedural Reform of Family Law in Costa Rica

Abstract

In the last years, the recognition of the civil union, especially marriage, between people of the same sex has generated a great debate with different positions around the world, and Central America has not been the exception. Costa Rica, being the first country to have recognized this type of union within its legal system, has been the subject of comments, positive and negative, by other countries in the region. This has given the country a greater responsibility to become a model for the rest. That is why this article analyzes civil unions in the world, and the consequences for Costa Rican›s legislation when said yes to equal marriage. It should be mentioned that this country has been characterized by as respectful of human rights. But, in turn, it is a Confessional State, whose official religion it is Catholic, Apostolic and Roman religion enshrined in its Political Constitution.