Current Version
| Region | Dominican Republic |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | 2010 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Dominican Republic law does not recognise any marriage or partnership between same sex couples. In 2010 the Constitution was amended to affirm that "The State shall promote and protect the family organization based on the institution of marriage between a man and a woman" (Article 55). In 2018 the IACHR ruled that the American Convention on Human Rights requires Dominican Republic to legalise same-sex marriage. |
| Sources | http://www.oas.org/dil/esp/Ley%20No.%20659,%20del%2017%20de%20julio%20de%201944,%20sobre%20Actos%20del%20Estado%20Civil%20Republica%20Dominicana.pdf https://nacla.org/news/giant-step-backward-dominican-republic-reforms-its-constitution |
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Revision History (5)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Unrecognized | Banned |
| Start Date | Jun 17, 1944 | 2010 |
| Description | Dominican Republic law does not recognise any marriage or partnership between same sex couples. In 2010 the Constitution was amended to affirm that "The State shall promote and protect the family organization based on the institution of marriage between a man and a woman" (Article 55). In 2018 the IACHR ruled that the American Convention on Human Rights requires Dominican Republic to legalise same-sex marriage. | Dominican Republic law does not recognise any marriage or partnership between same sex couples. In 2010 the Constitution was amended to affirm that "The State shall promote and protect the family organization based on the institution of marriage between a man and a woman" (Article 55). In 2018 the IACHR ruled that the American Convention on Human Rights requires Dominican Republic to legalise same-sex marriage. |
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| Description | Dominican Republic law does not recognise any marriage or partnership between same sex couples. In 2010 the Constitution was amended to affirm that "The State shall promote and protect the family organization based on the institution of marriage between a man and a woman" (Article 55). | Dominican Republic law does not recognise any marriage or partnership between same sex couples. In 2010 the Constitution was amended to affirm that "The State shall promote and protect the family organization based on the institution of marriage between a man and a woman" (Article 55). In 2018 the IACHR ruled that the American Convention on Human Rights requires Dominican Republic to legalise same-sex marriage. |
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- Newer law has been passed "overlapping entry"
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| Description | Chapter 5, article 1 defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. | Dominican Republic law does not recognise any marriage or partnership between same sex couples. In 2010 the Constitution was amended to affirm that "The State shall promote and protect the family organization based on the institution of marriage between a man and a woman" (Article 55). |
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| Sources | http://www.oas.org/dil/esp/Ley%20No.%20659,%20del%2017%20de%20julio%20de%201944,%20sobre%20Actos%20del%20Estado%20Civil%20Republica%20Dominicana.pdf | http://www.oas.org/dil/esp/Ley%20No.%20659,%20del%2017%20de%20julio%20de%201944,%20sobre%20Actos%20del%20Estado%20Civil%20Republica%20Dominicana.pdf https://nacla.org/news/giant-step-backward-dominican-republic-reforms-its-constitution |
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| Description | Chapter 5, article 1 defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman | Chapter 5, article 1 defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | Jun 17, 1944 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Chapter 5, article 1 defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman |
| Sources | http://www.oas.org/dil/esp/Ley%20No.%20659,%20del%2017%20de%20julio%20de%201944,%20sobre%20Actos%20del%20Estado%20Civil%20Republica%20Dominicana.pdf |