Discriminatory civil and family law in Latin America. Analysis of civil and family legislation in relation to the obligation to prevent, address, punish and repair gender-based violence against women

While there have been numerous advances towards the elimination of historical gender-based discrimination against women in civil matters, there still exists civil norms that perpetuate gender-based violence and discrimination throughout Latin America.

This report analyzes the Civil Codes and Civil Procedure Codes of 17 countries in the region with the objective of identifying civil provisions that discriminate against women on the basis of gender, and good practices that allow for closing gaps and advancing towards substantive equality between women and men.

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