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| Region | Suriname |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Description | In 2023, the Constitutional Court of Suriname assessed the decision of the Central Bureau for Civil Affairs (CBB) not to recognize a marriage of a same-sex couple performed in Argentina and ruled that it did not violate Articles 8 and 17(1) of the Constitution. Moreover, the Court ruled that Article 80 of the Suriname Civil Code, which defines marriage as between one man and one woman, must be interpreted to prohibit polygamy rather than same-sex marriage. This interpretation suggests that the article does not inherently conflict with the rights of same-sex couples to marry. |
| Sources | https://vids.sr/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Suriname_Civil-Society-Report-FINAL.pdf https://dwtonline.com/lgbtqia-gemeenschap-krijgt-bittere-pil-te-slikken/ https://www.dna.sr/media/19726/burgerlijk_wetboek.pdf https://dwtonline.com/lgbtqia-gemeenschap-krijgt-bittere-pil-te-slikken/ |
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| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Description | In 2023, the Constitutional Court of Suriname assessed the decision of the Central Bureau for Civil Affairs (CBB) not to recognize a marriage of a same-sex couple performed in Argentina and ruled that it did not violate Articles 8 and 17(1) of the Constitution. Moreover, the Court ruled that Article 80 of the Suriname Civil Code, which defines marriage as between one man and one woman, must be interpreted to prohibit polygamy rather than same-sex marriage. This interpretation suggests that the article does not inherently conflict with the rights of same-sex couples to marry. |
| Sources | https://vids.sr/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Suriname_Civil-Society-Report-FINAL.pdf https://dwtonline.com/lgbtqia-gemeenschap-krijgt-bittere-pil-te-slikken/ https://www.dna.sr/media/19726/burgerlijk_wetboek.pdf https://dwtonline.com/lgbtqia-gemeenschap-krijgt-bittere-pil-te-slikken/ |