UN: Child marriage and the law

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 This paper analyses the different legal frameworks and human rights dimensions of child marriage within a feminist perspective. Among other things, the paper highlights the interconnectivity between international human rights law, constitutional guarantees of gender equality, and other gender friendly laws in combating child marriage.

The main thrust of the paper is that early marriage is a violation of fundamental human rights and that both state and non-state actors must be held accountable under international treaty obligations to combat early child marriage.

pdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/ChildMarriage.pdf

Organisation: 
UNICEF
Attachment Link: 
http://www.crin.org/docs/ChildMarriage.pdf
Tags: 
Reporting to and monitoring the CRC

Countries

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