POPULATION-RELATED
LAWS OF
A. Constitution
1. Constitution
of 8 April 1998
B. Population
Policy
1. Law No. 90-030 of 19 December
1990, the Population Policy
2. Decree No. 97-031 of 20
January 1997 adopting the National Population Program (see p. 23)
C. Reproductive Health and Rights
1. Penal
Code of 17 June 1972, as amended through 30 June 1998
2. Decree No. 98-945 of 4
December 1998 setting forth the Code of Medical Ethics
Contains provisions on female genital mutilation and authorization
for abortions.
D. Women’s Human Rights
1.
National Policy on
the Promotion of Women, October 2000
E. Family Law
F. Children and Adolescents
1.
Ordinance
No. 62-038 of 19 September 1962 on the protection of children
2.
Law
No. 63-022 of 20 November 1963 on filiation, adoption, rejection, and guardianship
G. Health and HIV/AIDS
1.
National
Strategic Plan to Fight HIV/AIDS
2. Decree No. 96-322 of 2 may
1996 regulating the marketing of breast-milk substitutes
H. Criminal Law
1.
Penal
Code of 17 June 1972, as amended through 30 June 1998
Abortion (Article 317)
Sex offenses (Articles 330-333)
Prostitution and child pornography (Articles 334-335, 346-347)
Offenses against marriage, the family, and minors (Article 312, 323,
336-340, 345-357)
Offenses against human rights, including genocide and sex discrimination
(Article 115)
2. Law
No. 98-024 of 25 January 1999 reformulating the Penal Code with respect to
pedophilia
This Law rewrites and strengthens provisions of the Penal Code dealing
with indecent behavior, immodest acts, acts against nature, pornography,
and procuring involving minors.
This
Law amends a number of provisions of the Penal Code relating to violence
committed against a spouse, sex offenses, and sexual harassment.
I. Labor Law
1.
Law No. 94-029 of
25 August 1995, the Labor Code