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Title | Date added | Template | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Document type | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. The betrothal and the marriage of a child shall have no legal effect, and all necessary action, including legislation, shall be taken to specify a minimum age for marriage and to make the registration of marriages in an official registry compulsory. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 1979 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | States Parties shall ensure that women and men enjoy equal rights and are regarded as equal partners in marriage. They shall enact appropriate national legislative measures to guarantee that: monogamy is encouraged as the preferred form of marriage and that the rights of women in marriage and family, including in polygamous marital relationships are promoted and protected; | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 |
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