[The Committee recommends that States parties:] Adopt written family codes or personal status laws that provide for equal access to justice between spouses or partners irrespective of their religious or ethnic identity or community, in accordance with the Convention and the Committee's general recommendations;
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)
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Families
Women
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 33, Women’s access to justice (2015), para. 46a.