Article 23: Protection of the Family, the Right to Marriage and Equality of the Spouses 1990, para. 9
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Thus, any discriminatory treatment in regard to the grounds and procedures for separation or divorce, child custody, maintenance or alimony, visiting rights or the loss or recovery of parental authority must be prohibited, bearing in mind the paramount interest of the children in this connection. States parties should, in particular, include information in their reports concerning the provision made for the necessary protection of any children at the dissolution of a marriage or on the separation of the spouses.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Human Rights Committee
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Year
1990
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CCPR General Comment No. 19, Article 23: Protection of the Family, the Right to Marriage and Equality of the Spouses (1990), para. 9.