[With regard to accessibility of justice systems, the Committee recommends that States parties:] Remove economic barriers to justice by providing legal aid and ensure that fees for issuing and filing documents, as well as court costs, are reduced for women with low incomes and waived for women living in poverty;
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
Governance & Rule of Law
Poverty
Person(s) affected
Women
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 33, Women’s access to justice (2015), para. 17a.