CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979, para. 1
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
1. Adoption by States Parties of temporary special measures aimed at accelerating de facto equality between men and women shall not be considered discrimination as defined in the present Convention, but shall in no way entail as a consequence the maintenance of unequal or separate standards; these measures shall be discontinued when the objectives of equality of opportunity and treatment have been achieved.
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
Personnes concernées
Men
Women
Année
1979
Type de paragraphe
Article
Reference
CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979), Article 4, 1.