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Home > Resources > A Case for Differentiated Legal Responses to Child, Early and Forced Marriage and Unions: Lessons From India for a Global Audience

A Case for Differentiated Legal Responses to Child, Early and Forced Marriage and Unions: Lessons From India for a Global Audience

Posted on February 17, 2022

This brief sheds light on how the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, and other related laws, in India are being used in practice and the resulting impact on girls’ lives. It discusses the drivers of child and early marriage amongst adolescents in India, who is using the law and how, who is benefiting most from its implementation, and if anyone is being harmed. Read More

Visit Link Source: American Jewish World Service (AJWS) and Partners for Law in Development (PLD)

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