Three innovative laws in Uruguay – Law on Abortion, Same-sex Marriage and Legalization of Marijuana Cover Image

Три новаторски закона в Уругвай – закон за аборта, еднополовия брак и узаконяване на марихуаната
Three innovative laws in Uruguay – Law on Abortion, Same-sex Marriage and Legalization of Marijuana

Author(s): Arosena Felipe, Agiar Sebastián
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: political sociology; marijuana; abortion; equal marriage; social movements

Summary/Abstract: In 2013, Uruguay shocked the world with three laws passed in just over a year, concerningsame-sex marriage, decriminalization of abortion and marijuana regulation. In this work, we will develop the content of these proposals and explore some of the major causes related to their approval at this historical moment of the country. Finally, the article discusses the virtues and problems of the respective implementations.

  • Issue Year: 21/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 147-160
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Bulgarian