Child Marriage Laws around the World: Minimum Marriage Age, Legal Exceptions, and Gender Disparities.

Autor: Arthur M; WORLD Policy Analysis Center, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, USA., Earle A; WORLD Policy Analysis Center, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, USA., Raub A; WORLD Policy Analysis Center, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, USA., Vincent I; Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada., Atabay E; Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada., Latz I; WORLD Policy Analysis Center, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, USA., Kranz G; Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada., Nandi A; Institute for Health and Social Policy and Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada., Heymann J; WORLD Policy Analysis Center, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of women, politics & policy [J Women Polit Policy] 2017 Nov 22; Vol. 39 (1), pp. 51-74. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Nov 22 (Print Publication: 2018).
DOI: 10.1080/1554477X.2017.1375786
Abstrakt: 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 national legislation regarding minimum marriage age, exceptions permitting marriage at earlier ages, and gender disparities in laws. While our longitudinal data indicate improvements in frequencies of countries with legal provisions that prohibit marriage below the age of 18, important gaps remain in eliminating legal exceptions and gender discrimination.
Databáze: MEDLINE