Child marriage laws around the world: minimum marriage age, legal exceptions, and gender disparities - Arthur M, Earle A, Raub A, Vincent I, Atabay E, Latz I, Kranz G, Nandi A, Heymann J.

The marriage of children below 18 is widely recognized in international human rights agreements as a discriminatory global practice that hinders the development and well-being of hundreds of millions of girls. Using a new global policy database, we analyze...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news