Source: http://loc.gov/law/help/const-provisions-womens-equal/
Timestamp: 2018-01-17 13:21:02
Document Index: 694968181

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 23', 'Art. 27', 'Art. 17', 'Art. 10', 'Art. 18', 'Art. 3', 'Art. 60', 'Art. 8', 'Art. 8', '§3', 'Art. 14', 'Art. 25', 'Art. 11', 'Art. 24']

The Library of Congress > Law Library > Research & Reports > Legal Reports > Constitutional Provisions on Women's Equality
In many countries of the world, the national constitution includes language that proclaims women's equality, states anti-discrimination policies, or both. The following report, presented in list format, offers the jurisdictions that include such language in their constitution, as well as direct citations to where it can be found.
Argentina [2] Moldova [20]
Austria [3] Montenegro [21]
Belarus [4] Mozambique [22]
Belgium [5] Nauru [23]
Brazil [6] Papua New Guinea [24]
Cape Verde [7] Paraguay [25]
Chile [8] Philippines [26]
China [9] Poland [27]
Congo (DRC)[10] Portugal [28]
France [11] São Tomé e Príncipe [29]
Georgia [12] Senegal [30]
Greece [13] Tajikistan [31]
Haiti [15] Turkmenistan [33]
Iran [16] Tuvalu [34]
Kiribati [17] Vanuatu [35]
Albania [36] Falkland Islands [52] Nicaragua [69]
Angola [37] Fiji [53] Nigeria [70]
Armenia [38] Ghana [54] Panama [71]
Bahrain [39] Gibraltar [55] Peru [72]
Bosnia-Herzegovina [40] Guinea Bissau [56] Romania [73]
British Virgin Islands [41] Honduras [57] Samoa [74]
Bulgaria [42] India [58] Slovakia [75]
Canada [43] Italy [59] Slovenia [76]
Colombia [44] Japan [60] South Africa [77]
Croatia [45] Kazakhstan [61] South Korea [78]
Cyprus [46] Lithuania [62] Spain [79]
Czech Rep. [47] Macao SAR [63] Sweden [80]
El Salvador [48] Macedonia [64] Trinidad and Tobago [81]
Eritrea [49] Malaysia [65] Venezuela [82]
Estonia [50] Mongolia [66] Zambia [83]
Ethiopia [51] Netherlands [67]
Afghanistan [84] Kyrgyzstan [99]
Algeria [85] Madagascar [100]
Azerbaijan [86] Malta [101]
Bolivia [87] Mexico [102]
Cambodia [88] Pakistan [103]
Congo, Rep. of [89] Russia [104]
Cuba [90] Serbia [105]
Dominican Republic [91] Solomon Islands [106]
Ecuador [20] Switzerland [107]
Equatorial Guinea [93] Taiwan [108]
Finland [94] U.K. [109]
Germany [95] Ukraine [110]
Hungary [96] Uzbekistan [111]
Iceland [97] Vietnam [112]
Updated and expanded by Constance A. Johnson
[1] Art. 23(1)(2), Constitution of the Republic of Angola (adopted Jan. 13, 2010), Oxford University Press website, http://www.oceanalaw.com/gateway/gateway.asp?ID=31&SessionID={C6C597D6-E3DE- 435A-B2C9-7073B06E9291} (last visited July 12, 2011) (unofficial source).
[2] Art. 27, Constitution of Argentina (Aug. 23, 1999), Ministry of Economy legislative database, http://infoleg.mecon.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/0-4999/804/norma.htm (official source).
[31] Art. 17, Constitution (1994), Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan website, http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/untc/unpan003670.htm.
[32] Art. 10, Constitution of Turkey (adopted in 1982, last amended May 10, 2007) ICL, http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/tu00000_.html.
[36] Art. 18, ¶¶2 & 3, Albanian Constitution (adopted Oct. 21, 1998), CONSTITUTION FINDER, http://www.ipls.org/services/constitution/const98/cp2.html.
[48] Art. 3, ¶1, Political Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador (promulgated Dec. 15, 1983, as amended through 2000), POLITICAL DATABASE OF THE AMERICAS, http://pdba.georgetown.edu/ Constitutions/ElSal/ElSal83.html.
For the Sept. 12, 2001, amendment, see GLIN, ID No. 87235, www.glin.gov. The amendment does not affect article 3. For the text of the Constitution, see GLIN, ID No. 17811, www.glin.gov.
[57] Art. 60, ¶2, Political Constitution of the Republic of Honduras (issued on Jan. 11, 1982, as amended on May 4, 2005, by Decree 176/ 2004), POLITICAL DATABASE OF THE AMERICAS, http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Honduras/hond05.html (last visited Feb. 21, 2007). For the Jan. 20, 2006, amendment, see GLIN, ID No. 176501, www.glin.gov. The amendments do not affect article 60. For the text of the Constitution, see GLIN, ID No. 158599, www.glin.gov.
[64] Art. 8 & 9, Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia [formally known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, FYROM] (adopted on Nov. 17, 1991, effective on Nov. 20, 1991; as amended on Jan 6, 1992), ICL, http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/mk00t___.html
[65] Art. 8(2), Federal Constitution of Malaysia (as amended by §3 of Act A1130 of 2001), Malaysia Attorney General's Chambers website, http://www.agc.gov.my/images/Personalisation/Buss/pdf/Federal %20Consti%20%28BI%20text%29.pdf (official source).
[79] Art. 14, Spanish Constitution (adopted on Dec. 29, 1978; as amended on Aug. 27, 1992), ICL, http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/sp00000_.html . See also GLIN, ID No. 128756, www.glin.gov.
[86] Art. 25, ¶¶2 &3, Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic (adopted Nov. 12, 1995), ICL http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/aj00000_.html
[87] Arts. 11.1, 26.1, 48.5, 48.6, 66, 147, 210.2, 395.1, 402, Political Constitution of Bolivia (Feb. 7, 2009), INFOLEYS BOLIVIA website, http://bolivia.infoleyes.com/shownorm.php?id=469 (unofficial source).
[89] Art. 11, Constitution of the Congo (adopted on Mar. 15, 1992) ICL, http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/cf00000_.html
[107] Arts. 8(2) & (3), Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (adopted Apr. 18, 1999, in force since Jan. 1, 2000; as amended Feb. 8, 2004), ICL website, http://www.servat.unibe. ch/icl/sz00000_.html, English translation from Federal Authorities of the Swiss Federation website, http://www.admin.ch/ch/e/rs/c101.html (last visited July 11, 2011).
[110] Art. 24, Constitution (June 28, 1996), the Constitution Court of Ukraine website, http://www.ccu.gov.ua/doccatalog/document?id=12084.