Article 23: Protection of the Family, the Right to Marriage and Equality of the Spouses 1990, para. 1
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Article 23 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights recognizes that the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State. Protection of the family and its members is also guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by other provisions of the Covenant. Thus, article 17 establishes a prohibition on arbitrary or unlawful interference with the family. In addition, article 24 of the Covenant specifically addresses the protection of the rights of the child, as such or as a member of a family. In their reports, States parties often fail to give enough information on how the State and society are discharging their obligation to provide protection to the family and the persons composing it.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Human Rights Committee
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Children
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. 1.