Equality in marriage and family relations 1994, para. 41
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The Committee has noted with alarm the number of States parties which have entered reservations to the whole or part of article 16, especially when a reservation has also been entered to article 2, claiming that compliance may conflict with a commonly held vision of the family based, inter alia, on cultural or religious beliefs or on the country's economic or political status.
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)
Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Families
Year
1994
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 21, Equality in marriage and family relations (1994), para. 41.