Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. f
Paragraph
Paragraph text
States Parties shall ensure that women and men enjoy equal rights and are regarded as equal partners in marriage. They shall enact appropriate national legislative measures to guarantee that: a married woman shall have the right to retain her maiden name, to use it as she pleases, jointly or separately with her husband's surname;
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
Men
Women
Year
2003
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (2003), Article 6, f.