New Caledonia: Women’s Rights And Customary Laws In New Caledonia

New Caledonia: Women’s Rights And Customary Laws In New Caledonia   On Friday, 16 March, over 200 people gathered at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) conference hall in Noumea, New Caledonia to discuss women’s civil rights within the framework of customary and common law.   In New Caledonia, people from one of the eight Kanak nations have a particular status which defines their entitlements, civil rights and duties. This has specific impacts on Kanak women, who, in some...

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