Mexico’s Supreme Court has effectively legalised same-sex marriage with a precedent-setting ruling. Some of the nation’s states, but not all, have marriage equality. Now, the Mexico Supreme Court has ruled state bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional. While there is no official legislation backing this, it sets a precedent which at least one local academic says means courts will have to follow. Estefanía Vela has told the New York Times: “Without a doubt, gay marriage is legal everywhere. If a same-sex couple comes along and the code says marriage is between a man and a woman and for the purposes of reproduction, the court says, ‘Ignore it, marriage is for two people'.” There could be issues though, as without marriage rights being enshrined in law, civil registrars are still bound to follow the state constitutions - so couples will have to petition the courts individually.
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First published: Tuesday, 16th June 2015 - 9:25am