CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Yahya, Mohammad |
|---|---|
| Title | Child Marriage: Comparative Studies in the Context of Afghanistan, India and International Human Rights Instruments |
| Summary | This paper deals with the topic of child marriage which is perceived as a harmful traditional practice, directly threatens the rights to education and health as well as personal development and wellbeing of girl-children. Africa, Southern Asia and some Arab countries in Middle East have widespread practices of child marriage. International Conventions affirm child marriage as violation of human rights. It denies girls’ rights to free and full consent as well as the best interest of the child. Poverty, lack of education, negative cultural and religious practices, bride price and giving girl-children as a means of resolving disputes are the significant features underlying child marriage in most developing counties. Research reveals that one in three girls in developing countries are yet to be married before the age of 18 and one out of nine girls will probably be married before the age of 15. A UNFPA survey estimated that 39,000 girl children marry every day around the world. The statistics illustrate that if States do not show commitments to end child marriage, 14.2 million girls under the age of 18 will be married every year over the current decade and the rate will increase to 15.1 million girls every year from 2020 to 2030. The thesis will review the international human rights instruments, as well as the context of child marriage in Afghanistan and India as two countries that have common traditional practices of child marriage. |
| Supervisor | Uitz Renata |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/yahya_mohammad.pdf |
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