A Tuvalu court rejected the argument that CEDAW and CRC could be relied on in deciding suits involving children. Although the Tuvalu government had ratified CEDAW and CRC, the court held that the Tuvalu legislature must enable the conventions locally through legislation. If the conventions are not enabled through domestic legislation, the court said, they will only apply when ambiguities or inconsistencies in domestic law arise. The court held this despite the Constitution allowing for the use of human rights conventions in the appropriate situation.

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