Eliminating discrimination against women in cultural and family life, with a focus on the family as a cultural space 2015, para. 73c (ix)
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[The Working Group recommends that States:] Guarantee women's de jure and de facto right to equality in family diversity: Make the formal State legal system accessible to all women, regardless of their social status, and address the shortcomings of the formal system. Formal justice should be preferred to informal justice for the settlement of all family matters, including those relating to sexual violence and domestic violence;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Person(s) affected
Families
Women
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
WG Discrimination Against Women, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/29/40, para. 73c (ix).