Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. 1
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
1. A widow shall have the right to an equitable share in the inheritance of the property of her husband. A widow shall have the right to continue to live in the matrimonial house. In case of remarriage, she shall retain this right if the house belongs to her or she has inherited it.
Status juridique
Legally binding
Organe
African Union
Type de document
Regional treaty
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Personnes concernées
Women
Année
2003
Type de paragraphe
Article
Reference
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (2003), Article 21, 1.