CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979, para. 1

Paragraphe
Original document
Document type
  • Traité international
Paragraph text
  1. For the purpose of considering the progress made in the implementation of the present Convention, there shall be established a Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) consisting, at the time of entry into force of the Convention, of eighteen and, after ratification of or accession to the Convention by the thirty-fifth State Party, of twenty-three experts of high moral standing and competence in the field covered by the Convention. The experts shall be elected by States Parties from among their nationals and shall serve in their personal capacity, consideration being given to equitable geographical distribution and to the representation of the different forms of civilization as well as the principal legal systems.
Document legal status
  • Juridiquement contraignant
Document body
  • Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
Document means of adoption
  • Vote
Thèmes
  • Égalité & Inclusion
  • Genre
  • Gouvernance & l'état de droit
Personnes concernées
  • Femmes
Document year
  • 1979
Type de paragraphe
Article
Reference
CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979), Article 17, 1.
Paragraph info
Article 17
Paragraph number
1