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A Gendered and Rights-Based Review of Vietnamese Legal Documents through the Lens of <strong>CEDAW</strong><br />

Indicator 111 Is there a legislative prohibition on traditional practices that restrict<br />

the right to decide if, when and who to marry, including kidnapping<br />

for marriage, dowries, bigamy and polygamy, and restriction on<br />

remarriage of widows/widowers<br />

Indicator 112 Does legislation require registration of marriage in an official<br />

registry<br />

Indicator 113 Does legislation penalize adultery<br />

Indicator 114 Are both spouses (husband and wife) equal in the ownership,<br />

acquisition, management, administration, enjoyment and disposition<br />

of property<br />

Indicator 115 Does legislation provide same rights and responsibilities to men and<br />

women for the number and spacing of their children (including<br />

education and means to exercise these rights)<br />

Indicator 116 Does the legislation provide for equal property rights of men and<br />

women who live together without the benefit marriage (de facto<br />

unions)<br />

Indicator 117 Do women and men have equal inheritance rights<br />

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List of indicators and sub-indicators

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