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Decree No. 4.377 enacting the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
General
Keyword
Gender Equity Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Decree enacts for the National legislation the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Considering that the National Congress approved, by Legislative Decree No. 93 of 14 November 1983, the CEDAW, signed by the Federative Republic of Brazil, in New York, on 31 March 1981; Considering that the Convention entered into force for Brazil, on 2 March 1984, it is decreed that the CEDAW will be implemented and enforced in full. The Convention states that the States Parties condemn discrimination against women in all its forms, agree to pursue by all appropriate means and without delay a policy of eliminating discrimination against women and, to this end, undertake: (a) To embody the principle of the equality of men and women in their national constitutions or other appropriate legislation if not yet incorporated therein and to ensure, through law and other appropriate means, the practical realization of this principle; (b) To adopt appropriate legislative and other measures, including sanctions where appropriate, prohibiting all discrimination against women; (c) To establish legal protection of the rights of women on an equal basis with men and to ensure through competent national tribunals and other public institutions the effective protection of women against any act of discrimination; (d) To refrain from engaging in any act or practice of discrimination against women and to ensure that public authorities and institutions shall act in conformity with this obligation; (e) To take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women by any person, organization or enterprise; (f) To take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to modify or abolish existing laws, regulations, customs and practices which constitute discrimination against women; (g) To repeal all national penal provisions which constitute discrimination against women.

Full text
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Website
legislacao.presidencia.gov.br