Costa Rica's constitution had enshrined the principle of non-discrimination, but the country had no definition of discrimination against women comparable to that in article 1 of the Convention.
哥斯达黎加的宪法体现了不歧视原则，但哥斯达黎加国内法都没有类似于该公约第1条的关于歧视妇女一词的定义。