Eliminating discrimination against women in cultural and family life, with a focus on the family as a cultural space 2015, para. 37

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Original document
Document type
  • Special Procedures' report
Paragraph text

Family law may derive from various legal sources in a State, such as constitutions, laws, judicial decisions, and religious and customary codes. However, States are required, under international human rights law, to respect, protect and realize women's right to equality in the family, regardless of the source of family law.

Document legal status
  • Non-negotiated soft law
Document body
  • Special Procedures: Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
Document means of adoption
  • N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Women
Document year
  • 2015
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
WG Discrimination Against Women, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/29/40, para. 37.
Paragraph number
37