Sex discrimination in personal status laws negatively impacts the ability of women to conduct various aspects of their daily lives. The discrimination goes beyond family law and marital relations to prohibit rights to confer citizenship, travel, participation in public life, etc.
Country |
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Law Type |
Law Status |
Action |
Bahrain |
Citizenship |
Discriminatory law in force |
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Brunei |
Brunei Nationality Law No. 4 of 1961, as amended by S 43/00 and S 55/02 |
Citizenship |
Discriminatory law in force |
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Monaco |
Citizenship |
Discriminatory law in force |
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Togo |
Ordinance No. 78-34 of 7 September 1978 establishing the Code of Togolese Nationality |
Citizenship |
Discriminatory law in force |
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United States |
Citizenship |
Discriminatory law in force |
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Swaziland |
Citizenship |
Discriminatory law in force |
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Iran |
Evidence |
Discriminatory law in force |
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Pakistan |
Evidence |
Discriminatory law in force |
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Philippines |
The Revised Penal Code as amended by Act No. 10158 (March 27, 2012) |
Prostitution |
Discriminatory law in force |
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Saudi Arabia |
Fatwa on Women’s Driving of Automobiles (Shaikh Abdel Aziz Bin Abdallah Bin Baz), 1990 |
Travel |
Discriminatory law in force |
Sex Discrimination for Women in Marital Laws
Извор: 04.04.2015 -WUNRN