Current Version
| Region | Panama |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | May 17, 1994 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 58 of the 1972 constitution defined marriage as a different-sex union. Article 34 of the Family Code (1994) establishes that people of the same sex cannot marry each other. In 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the American convetion on Human rights mandates the recognition of same-sex marriage, recommending that countries issue decrees until legislation was brought into place. In March 2023, after seven years of delay the court ruled that there is no positive right to same-sex marriage in Panama under the constitution, halting any potential change for the time being through the courts. |
| Sources | https://www.organojudicial.gob.pa/uploads/wp_repo/uploads/2016/11/C%C3%B3digo-de-la-Familia1.pdf https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Panama_2004.pdf https://agendaestadodederecho.com/la-sentencia-de-la-corte-suprema-de-justicia-de-panama-sobre-matrimonio-igualitario/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180109235924/https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/38550305/inter-american-court-endorses-same-sex-marriage/ |
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Revision History (4)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Unrecognized | Banned |
| Start Date | Dec 12, 2018 | May 17, 1994 |
| Description | Article 58 of the 1972 constitution defined marriage as a different-sex union. In 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the American convetion on Human rights mandates the recognition of same-sex marriage, recommending that countries issue decrees until legislation was brought into place. In March 2023, after seven years of delay the court ruled that there is no positive right to same-sex marriage in Panama under the constitution, halting any potential change for the time being through the courts. | Article 58 of the 1972 constitution defined marriage as a different-sex union. Article 34 of the Family Code (1994) establishes that people of the same sex cannot marry each other. In 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the American convetion on Human rights mandates the recognition of same-sex marriage, recommending that countries issue decrees until legislation was brought into place. In March 2023, after seven years of delay the court ruled that there is no positive right to same-sex marriage in Panama under the constitution, halting any potential change for the time being through the courts. |
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| Sources | https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Panama_2004.pdf https://agendaestadodederecho.com/la-sentencia-de-la-corte-suprema-de-justicia-de-panama-sobre-matrimonio-igualitario/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180109235924/https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/38550305/inter-american-court-endorses-same-sex-marriage/ | https://www.organojudicial.gob.pa/uploads/wp_repo/uploads/2016/11/C%C3%B3digo-de-la-Familia1.pdf https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Panama_2004.pdf https://agendaestadodederecho.com/la-sentencia-de-la-corte-suprema-de-justicia-de-panama-sobre-matrimonio-igualitario/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180109235924/https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/38550305/inter-american-court-endorses-same-sex-marriage/ |
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Banned | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | Oct 11, 1972 | Dec 12, 2018 |
| Description | Article 58 of the 1972 constitution defines marriage as a different-sex union. | Article 58 of the 1972 constitution defined marriage as a different-sex union. In 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the American convetion on Human rights mandates the recognition of same-sex marriage, recommending that countries issue decrees until legislation was brought into place. In March 2023, after seven years of delay the court ruled that there is no positive right to same-sex marriage in Panama under the constitution, halting any potential change for the time being through the courts. |
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| Sources | https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Panama_2004.pdf | https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Panama_2004.pdf https://agendaestadodederecho.com/la-sentencia-de-la-corte-suprema-de-justicia-de-panama-sobre-matrimonio-igualitario/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180109235924/https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/38550305/inter-american-court-endorses-same-sex-marriage/ |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Unrecognized | Banned |
| Description | Article 58 of the 1972 constitution defines marriage as a different-sex union | Article 58 of the 1972 constitution defines marriage as a different-sex union. |
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Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed "Many articles saying it is legal "
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | Oct 11, 1972 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 58 of the 1972 constitution defines marriage as a different-sex union |
| Sources | https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Panama_2004.pdf |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Foreign same sex marriage not recognized."