t0rrOriSt examined C.3666 was appointed by a doctor appointed & by the court. Suspected by the judiciary. terrorists were of the m 153. In connection with thet issue, members of the Committee wished to receive information concerning the activities and accomplishments to date as well as the future plans of the Institute for Women. They also wished to know whether the Institute could receive oomplaints of discrimination on grounds of sex and, if so, what action it could take: whether there was any case law with regard to violations of the principle of equality between the sexes; whether a woman could accede to the throne; what factors had impeded progress in of women in the achieving equality between the sexes: what was the proportion education oystem, particularly at the university level: what the authorities had done to put an end to the practice of traffic in women along the border with Portugal; r.nd lastly why, according to article 14 of the Constitution, only Spaniard7 appeared to enjoy equality before the law. 154. In reply, the representative noted that a number of major changes had been made recently in the Civil Code and the Labour Relations Code to promote non-discrimination, that maternity and paternity leave had been Liberalieed and that steps had been taken to enforce the payment of alimony. Measures had also been taken in 1989/90 to make it easier for women to join the armed force, and the G&%di.a Civi& forces, the state 60CUrity Sexist 6tereOtypaS had been eliminated from school textbooks and particula; attention was being paid to the portrayal of women in advertising. The Institute for Womenhad achieved Considerable progress in the promotion of equality: for example, mere and more women were passing the civil service entrance examinations. The, repreaentatrve said he had no knowledge of any traffic in women along f&e border with Portugal, but recently a crime network selling people into prostitution had been unmaoked. the representative explained that the 155, Rep?.ping to other qU6StiOn6, reference in article 14 of the Constitution to “Spaniards” should be read in conjunction with article 13 (:), which stated that aliens in Spain enjoyed public freedoms,, guaranteed in treaties and the law. The employment situation of women had improved spectacularly and the number of women in the education system was certainly over 50 per cent. Although it wa8 not impossible for a -omen to accede to the throne of Spain, there was an explicit bias in favour of men; the present King of Spain had a male heir, so the throne could not pass to a woman. . t to lJ& 156. With reference to that issue, members of the Committee wished to know whether there were any plans by Spain to ratify the Second Optional Protocol, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty} whether the authorities intended to amend the Code of Military JUStiC6 to limit the number of capital offences; whether the Code of Military Justice could be applied to civilian6 in certain wheihor the death penalty was applicable also to offences under situations; the Code of Military Justice in case6 where war had not been officially declared or hostilities had not begun, or in a civil war-l whether appeal could be made to a civil court against a death sentence pronounced by a military court and, if so, which civil court would hear the appeal; and, with regard to -38-