Evidence

Pakistan's accession to CEDAW, with a constitutional declaration

G-FEM-01 · gap-feminism

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Accession 12 March 1996; declaration: accession "is subject to the provisions of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan"; reservation on article 29(1); Austria objected to the declaration on 5 June 1997 — Pakistan's accession to CEDAW, with a constitutional declaration · 12 March 1996UN Treaty Collection, Status of Treaties, Chapter IV-8 (CEDAW) · 12 March 1996Source named — not yet verified

Source

UN Treaty Collection, Status of Treaties, Chapter IV-8 (CEDAW) — https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-8&chapter=4&clang=_en. Matched to the source page by an automated research pass on 6 Oct 2026; not yet checked by a person..

What it proves

Pakistan joined the core women's-rights treaty but tied it to its own Constitution, which one state formally objected to: evidence for both sides.

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