Eliminating discrimination against women in cultural and family life, with a focus on the family as a cultural space 2015, para. 37

Paragraphe
Original document
Document type
  • Rapport des procédures spéciales
Paragraph text

Family law may derive from various legal sources in a State, such as constitutions, laws, judicial decisions, and religious and customary codes. However, States are required, under international human rights law, to respect, protect and realize women's right to equality in the family, regardless of the source of family law.

Document legal status
  • Droit souple non-négocié
Document body
  • Procédures Spéciales: Groupe de travail sur la discrimination à l’égard des femmes et des filles
Document means of adoption
  • S/O
Thèmes
  • Égalité & Inclusion
  • Genre
  • Gouvernance & l'état de droit
  • Santé
Personnes concernées
  • Familles
  • Femmes
Document year
  • 2015
Type de paragraphe
Autre
Reference
WG Discrimination Against Women, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/29/40, para. 37.
Paragraph number
37