According to a report from the Washington Blade, the Constitutional Court sided with Section 1448 of the country’s Civil and Commercial Code.
Under the law, it says that marriage is between a man and a woman and does not grant marital rights to same-sex partnerships.
The controversial ruling comes after the advocacy group, Foundation of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Rights, filed a lawsuit challenging the code.
Alongside their ruling, the court encouraged government officials to “draft laws that guarantee the rights for gender diverse people.” Shortly after the verdict was made public, LGBTQ+ activists expressed their disappointment with the court.