GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEALGERIAMEASURESARTICLE 35 OF THE CONSTITUTION
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Article 35 of the Constitution
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
1996
Brief Description

Article 35 of the Constitution adopted in 1996, and amended in 2008, includes the following provisions: The infringements of rights and liberties as well as any physical or moral attacks on the integrity of the human person shall be punished by statute.

Source of Information

Constitution of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria 1996 (amended in 2008), UN Women Constitutional Database.

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