Marriage, minimum age for

Type of entry: Right

States Parties ... shall take legislative action to specify a minimum age for marriage. No marriage shall be legally entered into by any person under this age, except where a competent authority has granted a dispensation as to age, for serious reasons, in the interest of the intending spouses. Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages, article 2.

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Women

Relevant ICESCR Articles:

10(1): The widest possible protection and assistance should be accorded to the family, which is the natural and fundamental group unit of society, particularly for its establishment and while it is responsible for the care and education of dependent children. Marriage must be entered into with the free consent of the intending spouses.