The Constitutional Defense of “Identity and Filiation” in the Peruvian Civil Code

Cardenas Gonzales J.R. · Cuestiones Constitucionales (2025) · DOI: 10.22201/iij.24484881e.2026.54.19869

Resumen

The article examines the right to identity in the Peruvian Civil Code of 1984 and its relationship with filiation, pointing out the need to adapt it to social and biotechnological changes. It criticizes the formalistic approach of the Code, which prioritizes formalism and legality, conceived as static identity. The Peruvian Constitutional Court has broadened the concept of identity, recognizing not only legal filiation as the right to know one’s biological origins, but also the construction of a social identity, known as dynamic identity, understood as that which develops from personal experiences throughout life, that is, on the basis of social, affective and cultural characteristics. Thus, in complex situations of parentage recognition due to lack of access to biological information in cases of adoption or assisted reproduction, dynamic identity is an alternative solution. © Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Instituciones: Universidad Señor de Sipán