See ESC right:
Marriage, minimum age for
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.
Related Documents:
American Convention on Human Rights
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
European Convention on Human Rights
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Recommendation on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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