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[2] [3] [4] Costa Rican nationality is typically obtained either on the principle of jus soli, i.e. by birth in Costa Rica; or under the rules of jus sanguinis, i.e. by birth abroad to at least one parent with Costa Rican nationality. It can also be granted to a permanent resident who has lived in Costa Rica for a given period of time through ...
The Constitution of Costa Rica is the supreme law of Costa Rica. At the end of the 1948 Costa Rican Civil War, José Figueres Ferrer oversaw the Costa Rican Constitutional Assembly, which drafted the document. It was approved on 1949 November 7.
Pages in category "Law of Costa Rica" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Capital punishment in Costa Rica; Costa Rican nationality law; J.
Visa requirements for Costa Rican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Costa Rica.. As of 23 July 2024, Costa Rican citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 151 countries and territories, ranking the Costa Rican passport 27th overall and first among Central American countries, in terms of travel freedom according to ...
Costa Rica has possessed multiple and very varied constitutional bodies. [1]The Constitutional Assemblies of Costa Rica have been, in almost all cases, convened after a coup d'état or armed conflict, since it is the custom in Costa Rica that when a government is deposed, an Assembly will be convened to draft a new constitutional body that legitimizes the new regime.
The Legislative Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Legislativa) forms the unicameral legislative branch of the Costa Rican government.The national congress building is located in the capital city, San José, specifically in Carmen district of the San José canton.
Costa Rica is often considered one of the best countries in Latin America at upholding Human Rights. [1] It has been involved in the creation of international rights standards. [2] Costa Rica is signatory to, and has ratified, many international treaties regarding rights, including the 1948 United Nations Declaration on Human Rights (UNDHR).
The Supreme Court of Costa Rica (Spanish: Corte Suprema de Justicia de Costa Rica) is the court of greater hierarchy of Law and Justice in Costa Rica. [1] Established on 25 January 1825, the current president of the Supreme Court of Justice is Fernando Cruz Castro since 1 August 2018. All of the courts in the country are dependent on the ...