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CEDAW and the Law:
Indicator 97
Indicator 98
Indicator 99
Is there legislation to ensure the enjoyment of the right to health care
by ethnic minority women and women in remote and mountainous
regions
Is there legislation to ensure the enjoyment of rights of rural women
in the area of land policies
Is there legislation to ensure the equal representation of ethnic
minority women in publicly elected bodies
Indicator 100 Are there legal provisions on rural women’s participation in
policymaking and implementation at the grass-roots level
V.12 Equality Before the Law
(Article 15 of CEDAW)
Indicator 101 Does the Constitution guarantee equality before the law
Indicator 102 Do women have equal capacity in civil matters
Indicator 103 Do women (regardless of marital status) have an equal right to
conclude contracts (Are there any restrictions to women entering
and concluding contracts)
Indicator 104 Do women have an equal right to be executors or administrators of
estates
Indicator 105 Do women have the same right with respect to ownership,
acquisition, management, administration, enjoyment and disposition
of property, including land
Indicator 106 Do women have equal right to freedom of movement and to choose
residence and domicile
V.13 Marriage and Family
(Article 16 of CEDAW)
Indicator 107 Does the Constitution provide for special protection for family and
marriage
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Indicator 108 Is there a general guarantee in a legal document of gender equality
in the family and marriage
Indicator 109 Does legislation guarantee the same right and conditions to enter
into marriage; that is, the right to decide if, when and who to marry
Indicator 109(a)
Indicator 109(b)
Is there an equal minimum age of 18 years for marriage
Is there prohibition on child marriage
Is registration of birth in an official registry required
Indicator 110 Does legislation guarantee marriage only with free and full consent
of both spouses
Review of key legal documents and compliance with CEDAW