Eliminating discrimination against women in cultural and family life, with a focus on the family as a cultural space 2015, para. 63
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
The State has a direct obligation to protect and respect women's right to equality in all the forms of family law considered above. It is held responsible for any breach of its obligations, including in cases where it has, through its constitution, laws or judicial decisions, assigned jurisdiction over family law matters to a religious, indigenous or customary court, tribunal or authority. Moreover, the State has an obligation to exercise due diligence to guarantee and protect women's right to equality in informal plural legal systems.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice
Type de document
Special Procedures' report
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights
Personnes concernées
Ethnic minorities
Families
Women
Année
2015
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
WG Discrimination Against Women, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/29/40, para. 63.