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Argentina: Existence of legal or social restrictions preventing marriage between first cousins; frequency of such marriages; minimum age at which an individual is legally entitled to marry without parental consent (2000 - June 2001)

No mention of legal or social impediments to marriage between first cousins could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

Under the terms of Law 23.515 (Ley 23.515) modifying the Argentinean Civil Code (Código Civil Argentino), marriage is prohibited among blood-related ancestors (ascendientes) and their descendants (descendientes) without limitation; among siblings and half-siblings; among those related by marriage in a straight line at all degrees (afinidad en línea recta en todos los grados); and among those whose adoptive relationship places them in any of the previous three situations (Argentina 8 June 1987).

In a 12 June 2001 interview, a professor affiliated with the National University of Lomas de Zamora's (Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora) Inter-American Family Studies Institute (Instituto Interamericano de Estudios sobre Familia) stated that she knew of no legal restrictions on marriage between first cousins. The professor further indicated that, in her opinion, there is no stigma attached to such marriages in Argentina (ibid.). This information could not be corroborated among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

No information on the frequency of marriages between first cousins could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

For information on the minimum age at which an individual is legally entitled to marry without parental consent, please see ARG36415.E of 28 February 2001.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

References

Argentina. 8 June 1987. Ley 23.515. <http://vlex.com/ar/cn/Legislacion/Derecho_de_Familia_y_Sucesiones/10> [Accessed 10 June 2001]

Professor, Instituto Interamericano de Estudios sobre Familia, Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires. 12 June 2001. Telephone interview.

Additional Sources Consulted

IRB databases.

Unsuccessful attempts to contact one oral source.

Internet sites including:

Clarín [Buenos Aires]. 1999-2001.

Diario Los Andes [Mendoza]. Feb.-May; Sept. 2000-May 2001.

La Nación [Buenos Aires]. 1999-2001.