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Opinion | Role of 'CMPOs' In Ending Child Marriage In India
While laws like the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, and campaigns such as Child Marriage-Free India aim to end the practice, enforcement gaps and deep-rooted social norms allow it to continue.
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"Child Marriage Deprives Children Of Agency, Autonomy": Supreme Court
Issuing a slew of directions for the effective implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, the Supreme Court said that child marriage deprives children of their agency, autonomy, and right to fully develop and enjoy their childhood
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Law On Child Marriage Cannot Be Stunted By Any Personal Law: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Friday said the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by traditions under any personal law and observed marriages involving children violate the free will to choose a life partner.
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Iraq Proposes Law To Reduce Legal Age Of Marriage For Girls To 9
A proposed bill in Iraq's parliament has sparked widespread outrage and concern, as it seeks to reduce the legal age of marriage for girls to just 9 years old.
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Controversy Erupts As 63-Year-Old Priest Marries 12-Year-Old Girl In Ghana
Police say they have identified and tracked down the girl and she is now under their protection, along with her mother.
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"Which Law Gives Legitimacy To Child Born Outside Formal Marriage?" Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday sought to know which law gives legitimacy to children born outside a formal marriage, be it void or voidable.
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Same-Sex Marriage: Indian Laws Permit Individuals To Adopt Child, Says Supreme Court
Indian laws permit an individual to adopt a child irrespective of marital status, the Supreme Court said today while asserting that the law recognises there may be situations apart from an "ideal family" having own biological children.
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Assam Child Marriage Crackdown: Trinamool Seeks High Courts Intervention
Claiming that law was being "abused" in Assam on the pretext of the crackdown on child marriage, the TMC on Monday sought the intervention of the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court.
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Supreme Court To Examine Whether Muslim Girls Above 15 Can Marry Willingly
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights' plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order that a Muslim girl can marry a person of her choice after attaining puberty.
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Can Minors Marry Under Muslim Law? Kerala High Court Clarifies
Kerala High Court has held that marriage between Muslims under personal law is not excluded from the sweep of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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President Draupadi Murmu Approves Haryana Law Declaring Child Marriages "Void"
President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to a legislation of Haryana under which every child marriage that has been solemnised will be considered as "void ab initio".
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It "Debases, Degrades, And Demeans": Philippines Bans Child Marriage
Child marriage became illegal in the Philippines on Thursday as a law banning the practice took effect in a country where one in six girls enters wedlock before the age of 18.
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Rajasthan's U-Turn Amid Row Over Proposed Law, Child Marriages Concern
A controversial law in Rajasthan seen to validate/legitimise child marriages by asking parents to register them has been withdrawn by the state's Congress government after a huge uproar.
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Petition Over New Law Raises Concern About Child Marriages In Rajasthan
A petition has been filed in the Rajasthan High Court against a new state law over the registration of marriages that says that all marriages including those of minors must be registered.
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"Need Outright Ban On Child Marriage": New Rajasthan Law Sparks Concerns
NGOs and social groups working for women's rights and against child marriage have communicated their concerns to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over a bill that allegedly legitimises child marriages.
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Opinion | Role of 'CMPOs' In Ending Child Marriage In India
While laws like the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, and campaigns such as Child Marriage-Free India aim to end the practice, enforcement gaps and deep-rooted social norms allow it to continue.
-
"Child Marriage Deprives Children Of Agency, Autonomy": Supreme Court
Issuing a slew of directions for the effective implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, the Supreme Court said that child marriage deprives children of their agency, autonomy, and right to fully develop and enjoy their childhood
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Law On Child Marriage Cannot Be Stunted By Any Personal Law: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Friday said the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by traditions under any personal law and observed marriages involving children violate the free will to choose a life partner.
-
Iraq Proposes Law To Reduce Legal Age Of Marriage For Girls To 9
A proposed bill in Iraq's parliament has sparked widespread outrage and concern, as it seeks to reduce the legal age of marriage for girls to just 9 years old.
-
Controversy Erupts As 63-Year-Old Priest Marries 12-Year-Old Girl In Ghana
Police say they have identified and tracked down the girl and she is now under their protection, along with her mother.
-
"Which Law Gives Legitimacy To Child Born Outside Formal Marriage?" Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday sought to know which law gives legitimacy to children born outside a formal marriage, be it void or voidable.
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Same-Sex Marriage: Indian Laws Permit Individuals To Adopt Child, Says Supreme Court
Indian laws permit an individual to adopt a child irrespective of marital status, the Supreme Court said today while asserting that the law recognises there may be situations apart from an "ideal family" having own biological children.
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Assam Child Marriage Crackdown: Trinamool Seeks High Courts Intervention
Claiming that law was being "abused" in Assam on the pretext of the crackdown on child marriage, the TMC on Monday sought the intervention of the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court.
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Supreme Court To Examine Whether Muslim Girls Above 15 Can Marry Willingly
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights' plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order that a Muslim girl can marry a person of her choice after attaining puberty.
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Can Minors Marry Under Muslim Law? Kerala High Court Clarifies
Kerala High Court has held that marriage between Muslims under personal law is not excluded from the sweep of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
-
President Draupadi Murmu Approves Haryana Law Declaring Child Marriages "Void"
President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to a legislation of Haryana under which every child marriage that has been solemnised will be considered as "void ab initio".
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It "Debases, Degrades, And Demeans": Philippines Bans Child Marriage
Child marriage became illegal in the Philippines on Thursday as a law banning the practice took effect in a country where one in six girls enters wedlock before the age of 18.
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Rajasthan's U-Turn Amid Row Over Proposed Law, Child Marriages Concern
A controversial law in Rajasthan seen to validate/legitimise child marriages by asking parents to register them has been withdrawn by the state's Congress government after a huge uproar.
-
Petition Over New Law Raises Concern About Child Marriages In Rajasthan
A petition has been filed in the Rajasthan High Court against a new state law over the registration of marriages that says that all marriages including those of minors must be registered.
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"Need Outright Ban On Child Marriage": New Rajasthan Law Sparks Concerns
NGOs and social groups working for women's rights and against child marriage have communicated their concerns to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over a bill that allegedly legitimises child marriages.
