CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 48
Plain English recommendation
Government should: Implement the Committee’s previous recommendations on abortion law in Northern Ireland, in line with provisions in the Good Friday Agreement 1998, which state that the UK Parliament will pass laws to ensure that obligations under international law are met in Northern Ireland.
Original UN recommendation
With reference to paragraph 8 of the present concluding observations, and noting article 33 of the Belfast Agreement or the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 which provides that the Westminster Parliament shall legislate as necessary to ensure that the United Kingdom’s international obligations are met in respect of Northern Ireland, the Committee urges the State party to implement, without further delay, the recommendations contained in the Committee’s report following its inquiry under article 8 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention.
Date of UN examination
26/02/2019
UN article number
12 (health care), 16 (economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution)
Original UN document
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