In Guinea, marriage is concluded by mutual consent, and by law that consent must be given freely by both parties.

Determination that the elements of free, prior and informed consent have not been respected may lead to the revocation of consent given.

Many indigenous representatives believe that any given process of free, prior and informed consent may result in consent or non consent and that neither outcome should be regarded as good or bad or be predetermined, as long as appropriate mechanisms are in place.

Noting that Timor Leste has given its consent to be included in the list of least developed countries,

The issue of consent, which must in any case be freely given, should be treated with particular caution.

No doubt, I was informed, the consent had been obtained.

Referring to paragraphs 300 to 304 of the report, she said that, under the civil law, persons between 16 and 18 years of age needed the consent of their parents or legal guardians to marry however, if it was refused without a valid reason, consent could be given by the custody court.

Their consent was to be not only free and prior, but also informed.

Valid consent by a State to the commission of a given act by another State precludes the wrongfulness of that act in relation to the former State to the extent that the act remains within the limits of that consent.

As for HIV testing, it was done with the consent of the woman concerned.

(b) It has been acquired in violation of standards for obtaining free, prior and informed consent, for example, if misleading information was presented in order to obtain consent or

Consent

Consent

It was stressed that free, prior and informed consent was particularly relevant for the prevention of conflict and for peacebuilding.

While consent was needed, it was difficult to see how wives could object when faced with the possibility of abandonment.

Reading further on, she noted that under article 211 marriage had to have the personal consent of each of the spouses, and was not valid if that consent was tainted by illegal actions, while under article 204 of the Civil Code a person marrying under the age of 21 needed the consent of a legally responsible adult.

Express consent

Special challenges to the principle of free, prior and informed consent existed in Africa, given the non recognition of indigenous peoples by a number of States.

Silence gives consent.

The view was expressed that the words express consent should not be defined in the draft instrument.

It was noted that free, prior and informed consent was viewed as a principle based on the human rights approach to development.

Moreover, while the Civil Code specifies that parental consent is needed in the event of the marriage of minors, under most systems of customary law, given that marriage is a family matter, the consent of the persons concerned is only of symbolic importance. Under the Civil Code, consent is a prerequisite for any marriage to be considered valid whereas under customary law it is not always required.

Consent to be bound

In other words, a host state that enters a foreign mission without consent (none was given in my time as EU Ambassador in Washington, DC, from 2004 to 2009), or hacks into its computer system, would be acting in blatant violation of the Convention.

It was thought by some that express consent by the third party to the specific derogation should be required.

She wished to know whether, in practice, conducting a virginity test without the woman's consent was punishable by law.

Concern was also raised over commercialization of traditional knowledge and genetic resources, particularly without the consent of indigenous communities.

A husband was obliged to obtain the written consent of his first wife before he could take a second.

Any agreement with Iran would require consent from Israel and the Gulf countries, which do not share the same objectives. And the US cannot reach an accord with Pakistan without India s consent, which America would be unable to force, especially given that it relies on India to counterbalance China s growing clout in Asia.

Democracy depends on informed consent.

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Free, prior and informed consent

It was pointed out that despite the complexities of statutory consultations and tribal systems, indigenous peoples should have the right to consent, and the right to refuse consent, and that the private sector should also be engaged in consultations.

The Civil Code was clear the age of marriage should be 21, the dowry was illegal and immoral and marriage required the consent of both parties.

It was pointed out that the principle of free, prior and informed consent was under active consideration in wide stakeholder discussions on the subject and was receiving fairly broad support.

Where consent to the measures of constraint is required under articles 18 and 19, consent to the exercise of jurisdiction under article 7 shall not imply consent to the taking of measures of constraint.

They agreed that this adjustment exercise was useful and should continue during the 2005 reviews, with the consent of Parties concerned.

Express consent to exercise of jurisdiction

Article 43 Consent to be bound

Misinformed consent is not worth it.

Article V Consent to be bound

Article V Consent to be bound