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Countries: Costa Rica

    IAJC Adopts Principles on the Operation of Civil Society Organizations

    April 12, 2023

    ICNL led a participatory process engaging over 100 experts from across Latin America and the Caribbean to develop and propose the twelve principles contained in the Declaration, which is also available in Spanish.

    IAJC Principles on Creation, Operation, Financing, and Dissolution of Civil Society Organizations

    April 12, 2023

    The Declaration of Inter-American Principles on the Legal Framework for the Creation, Operation, Financing, and Dissolution of Non-profit Civil Entities were adopted and subsequently forwarded to the Permanent Council for it's consideration and subsequent submission to the General Assembly.

    OAS Regional Report on CSO Regulation

    November 1, 2022

    Briefer summarizes these laws and implementation practices governing civil society organization in the 35 Organization of American States member States.

    Briefer on the Inter-American Principles on CSO Regulation

    October 31, 2022

    This document was designed to help participants in this process and other stakeholders understand the Principles, advocate for their adoption, assess country laws and practices against the Principles, and convene multi-sector dialogues to discuss the country’s legal environment as compared to the Principles.

    Terrorism Financing Risk in Nonprofit Organizations in Latin America

    January 29, 2021

    This ICNL Spanish-language publication is based on survey responses submitted by 729 NPO sector representatives from 17 participating countries. The report presents an in-depth analysis of survey findings, as well as recommended reforms that can be implemented through collaboration among civil society organizations, government agencies, regional FATF bodies, and international experts.

    Evaluación económica inicial de los efectos de COVID-19 y alcance de las opciones de política en Costa Rica

    October 21, 2020

    1 COVID-19 PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESARROLLO COSTA RICA EVALUACIÓN ECONÓMICA INICIAL DE LOS EFECTOS DE COVID-19 Y EL ALCANCE DE LAS […]

    Encuesta Nacional de Hogares: Resultados Generales (July 2020)

    October 21, 2020

    ISSN: 2215-3381 AÑO 9 Encuesta Nacional de Hogares Julio 2020 RESULTADOS GENERALES INEC, de la Rotonda de5 La Bandera 45f met5ros oeste, sobre Cal5le Los […]

    Alcance No. 226: La Ley Contra el Acoso Sexual Callejero

    October 21, 2020

    ALCANCE NO 226 A LA GACETA N O 215 Año CXLII San José, Costa Rica, jueves 27 de agosto del 2020 30 páginas PODER EJECUTIVO […]

    Law 7293 Regulating Exonerations in Force, Repeals and Exceptions

    March 14, 2018

    Dirección: San José, Avenidas 2 y 6, calle 13, Internet Http://www.pgr.go.cr Correo Electrónico: procuraduria@pgr.go.cr. Apdo. 78-1003 La Corte. Teléfono 2243-8400, faxes 2233-7010, 2255-0997, 2222-5335 Ley […]

    Civil Code

    March 14, 2018

    LEY No. 63 EL CONGRESO CONSTITUCIONAL DE LA REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA DECRETA CÓDIGO CIVIL (NOTA: El Código Civil fue emitido por la ley No. […]

    Law 3859 on Community Development

    March 14, 2018

    LEY No. 3859 SOBRE EL DESARROLLO DE LA COMUNIDAD, DE 7 DE ABRIL DE 1967 CAPITULO 1 DE LA DIRECCIÓN NACIONAL DE DESARROLLO DE LA […]

    Inter-American Commission Human Rights Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Americas

    December 31, 2011

    This report on human rights defenders in the Americas, published in 2011 by the Inter‐American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), is a follow up to the body's 2006 report on the same subject.

    Law on Associations (amended in 2011)

    December 1, 2011

    This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

    Law on Associations (amended in 2000)

    December 1, 2011

    This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

    Law on Foundations (amended in 2001)

    December 1, 2011

    This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

    Law on Foundations (amended in 2001)

    December 1, 2011

    This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

    Income Tax Law (amended in 2001)

    December 1, 2011

    This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]