RESUMO
The plaintiff challenged Article 168 of the Peruvian Civil Code, which provides that, when a woman is married, only the husband is entitled to represent matrimonial property before a court. On the basis of this Article, the plaintiff had lost a suit over back rent due from tenants of buildings that she owned. The Human Rights Committee concluded that Article 168 violated Article 3 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) (equal right of men and women to enjoyment of rights guaranteed by the ICCPR; Article 14(1) (equality before courts); and Article 26 (equality before the law and equal protection of the law). It called on the Peruvian Government to remedy these violations.
Assuntos
Direitos Humanos , Jurisprudência , Casamento , Propriedade , Preconceito , Nações Unidas , Direitos da Mulher , América , Países em Desenvolvimento , Economia , Agências Internacionais , América Latina , Organizações , Peru , Problemas Sociais , Fatores Socioeconômicos , América do SulRESUMO
This Decree-Law adds to Article 131 of the Civil Code of Guatemala the following language relating to the management of marital property: "Each spouse or cohabitant may dispose freely of property registered in his or her name in public registers, without prejudice to being answerable to the other (spouse or cohabitant) for the disposition of common property."
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Administração Financeira , Legislação como Assunto , Casamento , Propriedade , Direitos da Mulher , América , América Central , Países em Desenvolvimento , Economia , Guatemala , América Latina , América do Norte , Fatores SocioeconômicosRESUMO
PIP: This document contains provisions of Haiti's 1987 Constitution relating to the family; the protection of children, aliens, and refugees; and individual rights. The age of majority in Haiti is 18, and political and civil rights are attained at age 21 regardless of sex or marital status. Haitians are equal before the law but native-born Haitians who have never renounced their nationality have special advantages. Human rights are guaranteed in conformity with the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man. Every citizen has the right to decent housing, education, food, and social security. The state is obligated to provide citizens with appropriate means to protect, maintain, and restore their health. Primary schooling is compulsory and free. Aliens in Haiti enjoy the protection offered citizens, including a limited right to own real property. Political refugees have a right to asylum. The family is considered the foundation of society and enjoys state protection regardless of whether the family is constituted within the bonds of marriage. Legal protection is afforded mothers, children, and the aged. The Constitution also calls for creation of a Family Code to ensure protection and respect for the rights of the family.^ieng