Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948, para. 1

Paragraph
Original document
Document type
  • Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Paragraph text

(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.

Document legal status
  • Negotiated soft law
Document body
  • United Nations General Assembly
Document means of adoption
  • Vote
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Men
  • Women
Document year
  • 1948
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), A/RES/217 (III), Article 16, 1.
Paragraph info
Article 16
Paragraph number
1