Polygyny and Canada's Obligations under International Human Rights Law

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September 2006

Prepared by Rebecca J. Cook, M.P.A., J.D., J.S.D., F.R.S.C., Faculty Chair in International Human Rights, Co-Director, International Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Programme and Lisa M. Kelly, B.A., J.D. candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto

Presented to Family, Children and Youth Section, Department of Justice Canada

The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Justice Canada.