Authority: Supreme Court of Belize

Date: 08/10/2016

Subject: The decision of the Supreme Court of Belize, also recalling the jurisprudence of the Court of Strasbourg, stated the constitutional illegitimacy of Section 53 of the Criminal Code, where it provided for the punishment of “carnal intercourse against the order of nature”, with specific refer to sexual intercourse between consenting adults in private

Parties: Caleb Orozco v. The Attorney Generalof Belize

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 6 Personal liberty - Art. 9 Right to found a family - Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination

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