CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979, para. 2
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
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.
Status juridique
Legally binding
Organe
United Nations General Assembly
Type de document
International treaty
Mode d'adoption
Vote
Thèmes
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Harmful Practices
Personnes concernées
Children
Families
Women
Année
1979
Type de paragraphe
Article
Reference
CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979), Article 16, 2.