Article 23: Protection of the Family, the Right to Marriage and Equality of the Spouses 1990, para. 5
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The right to found a family implies, in principle, the possibility to procreate and live together. When States parties adopt family planning policies, they should be compatible with the provisions of the Covenant and should, in particular, not be discriminatory or compulsory. Similarly, the possibility to live together implies the adoption of appropriate measures, both at the internal level and as the case may be, in cooperation with other States, to ensure the unity or reunification of families, particularly when their members are separated for political, economic or similar reasons.
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
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
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. 5.