[In light of these comments, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women recommends:] Measures that are necessary to overcome family violence should include: Legislation to remove the defence of honour in regard to the assault or murder of a female family member;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Gender
Violence
Person(s) affected
Families
Women
Year
1992
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 19, Violence against women (1992), para. 24r (ii).