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Region | Cape Verde |
Issue | Same-sex marriage |
Status | Banned |
Start Date | Jan 1, 1968 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Article 1551 of the Civil Code defines Marriage as the "voluntary union between two people of different sexes, in accordance with the law, who intend to form a family through a full communion of life." Article 1587 of the Civil Code states that "A marriage contracted by two people of the same sex is legally non-existent." |
Sources | https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/cvi205524.pdf (1999) https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/cvi205524original.pdf (1968)(Art. 1628) https://www.cndhc.org.cv/images/download/estudo_diagnostico_sobre_a_situacao_social_e_juridica_das_pessoas_lgbti_em_cabo_verde_net.pdf https://www.balai.cv/opiniao/casamento-de-pessoas-do-mesmo-sexo-e-possivel-em-cabo-verde/ https://www.ministeriopublico.cv/index.php/ministerio-publico/legislacao/category/11-ministerio-publico-na-jurisdicao-civel |
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Start Date | Jun 30, 1999 | Jan 1, 1968 |
Sources | https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/cvi205524.pdf https://www.cndhc.org.cv/images/download/estudo_diagnostico_sobre_a_situacao_social_e_juridica_das_pessoas_lgbti_em_cabo_verde_net.pdf https://www.balai.cv/opiniao/casamento-de-pessoas-do-mesmo-sexo-e-possivel-em-cabo-verde/ https://www.ministeriopublico.cv/index.php/ministerio-publico/legislacao/category/11-ministerio-publico-na-jurisdicao-civel | https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/cvi205524.pdf (1999) https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/cvi205524original.pdf (1968)(Art. 1628) https://www.cndhc.org.cv/images/download/estudo_diagnostico_sobre_a_situacao_social_e_juridica_das_pessoas_lgbti_em_cabo_verde_net.pdf https://www.balai.cv/opiniao/casamento-de-pessoas-do-mesmo-sexo-e-possivel-em-cabo-verde/ https://www.ministeriopublico.cv/index.php/ministerio-publico/legislacao/category/11-ministerio-publico-na-jurisdicao-civel |
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Value | Unrecognized | Banned |
Start Date | (unknown) | Jun 30, 1999 |
Description | According to the República de Cabo Verde: Código Civil, marriage is defined to be a union of different sexes. | Article 1551 of the Civil Code defines Marriage as the "voluntary union between two people of different sexes, in accordance with the law, who intend to form a family through a full communion of life." Article 1587 of the Civil Code states that "A marriage contracted by two people of the same sex is legally non-existent." |
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Sources | http://www.law.yale.edu/rcw/rcw/jurisdictions/afw/capeverde/cabo_verde_codigo_civil.htm | https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/cvi205524.pdf https://www.cndhc.org.cv/images/download/estudo_diagnostico_sobre_a_situacao_social_e_juridica_das_pessoas_lgbti_em_cabo_verde_net.pdf https://www.balai.cv/opiniao/casamento-de-pessoas-do-mesmo-sexo-e-possivel-em-cabo-verde/ https://www.ministeriopublico.cv/index.php/ministerio-publico/legislacao/category/11-ministerio-publico-na-jurisdicao-civel |
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Start Date | Jun 30, 1981 | (unknown) |
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Description | Marriage is defined to be a union of different sexes | According to the República de Cabo Verde: Código Civil, marriage is defined to be a union of different sexes. |
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