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

被引：64
作者：
Arthur, Megan [1 ]
Earle, Alison [1 ]
Raub, Amy [1 ]
Vincent, Ilona [2 ]
Atabay, Efe [2 ]
Latz, Isabel [1 ]
Kranz, Gabriella [2 ]
Nandi, Arijit [3 ]
Heymann, Jody [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Fielding Sch Publ Hlth, WORLD Policy Anal Ctr, 621 Charles E Young Dr S,2213-LSB, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[2] McGill Univ, Inst Hlth & Social Policy, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[3] McGill Univ, Dept Epidemiol Biostat & Occupat Hlth, Montreal, PQ, Canada
来源：
JOURNAL OF WOMEN POLITICS & POLICY | 2018年 / 39卷 / 01期
关键词：
Child marriage; early marriage; minimum marriage age; gender discrimination; gender inequality; comparative law; marriage law; family law; child rights; cross-national analysis; international treaties; conventions; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES; RISK-FACTORS; HUMAN-RIGHTS; YOUNG-WOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ASSOCIATION; CONSEQUENCES; MORTALITY; GIRLS;
D O I：
10.1080/1554477X.2017.1375786
中图分类号：
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号：
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要：
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.
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