The Right to Decide If, When and Whom to Marry: Obligations of the State under CEDAW and Other International Human Rights Instruments
2005
- Theme: CEDAW.
- Type: Occasional Papers Series, Thematic Paper.
- Region/Country: Global.
- Language: English.
IWRAW Asia Pacific Occasional Papers Series, No. 6. 44-page paper in PDF format, written by Rea A. Chiongson. Although the right to decide if, when and whom to marry is applicable to both men and women, this paper focuses on women and concentrates primarily on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), though it also discusses state obligation under other human rights treaties.