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All about Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), 1979

All about Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), 1979

A2Z Legal Knowledge - March 26, 2021

Introduction The Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (abbreviated as CEDAW) is an international treaty which was adopted on 18 December 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly. It is described as an “international bill of rights for women” The convention is structured in six parts with 30 Articles total.  It was instituted on the 3 rd  of September, 1981 and has been ratified by 189 States. Over 50 countries that have ratified the convention have done so subject to certain declaration, reservations an…

Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

A2Z Legal Knowledge - October 03, 2020

The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961  (28 of 1961)  116 An Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry  . Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows: LEGISLATIVE HISTORY  6   ·  Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1987 (20 of 1983)   ·  Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1987 (63 of 1984) ·  Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1986 (43 of 1986)   FACT SHEET 6   ·  Enforced on 1.7.1961.   ·  The Act has been extended to the Union territory of: (1) Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, Section 3 and Sch.; ·  (2)Dadra…