INNOCENTI DIGEST No.7 - March 2001 EARLY MARRIAGE CHILD SPOUSES s OVERVIEW s HOW COMMON IS EARLY MARRIAGE? s EARLY MARRIAGE: THE CAUSES AND CONTEXT s THE IMPACT OF EARLY MARRIAGE s TAKING ACTION s THE NEED FOR RESEARCH s IN CONCLUSION s LINKS s REFERENCES EARLY MARRIAGE w CONTENTS EDITORIAL OVERVIEW Neglect of the rights perspective Scope of the Digest HOW COMMON IS EARLY MARRIAGE? EARLY MARRIAGE: THE CAUSES AND CONTEXT Early marriage as a strategy for economic survival Protecting girls
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Topic: Early Marriage: A Global Phenomenon Facts of the Study: Early marriage is a global issue. It is quite common in the African and Asian countries. However‚ the consequence of early marriage is serious‚ which can violate the rights of adolescence‚ both in this generation and the next. It affects the education and well-being of millions of children and has a knock-on effect for the poverty and development of communities. Simply put‚ early marriage can violate children basic rights to a childhood
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Early Marriage in South Asia A DISCUSSION PAPER Contents INTRODUCTION 2 THE PREVALENCE OF EARLY MARRIAGE 3 CAUSES OF EARLY MARRIAGE 5 CONSEQUENCES OF EARLY MARRIAGE 8 RESPONSES TO EARLY MARRIAGE OF CHILDREN 16 Introduction Early marriage affects millions of children through the world. It is widely practiced in the countries of South Asia where every year millions of girls-preteens and teens- become the wives of older men. Young girls are married
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Marriage is the union of a man and a woman who makes a permanent and exclusive commitment to each other of the type that is naturally fulfilled by bearing and rearing children together. It is essentially a union of hearts and minds‚ enhanced by whatever forms of sexual intimacy both partners find agreeable but‚ there are numerous problems a couple can face when marriage happens at an early stage for them. Early marriage is also referred to as child marriage‚ where emotional and social effects
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you think about marriage which is one of the most important events of each our life? Throughout the world‚ marriage has always been regarded as the moment of the celebration and certainly a milestone in the adult ’s life but adversely there is no celebration on early marriages. In many countries‚ young people between the ages of seven and fifteen are often married to older by the force of their families. What do you think about early marriage? It is a good or bad marriage ? Is early marriage more better
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INTRODUCTION Early marriage is one of the most controversial topics nowadays‚ that ’s basically the main reason we decided to choose this topic. personally we are very passionate about this topic for many different reason but mostly importantly is because in our Muslim/Arab society early marriage is something very common. which we find is something not very common in the rest of the world. the aim of this assignment is to show the different point of views regarding early marriage and why some people
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Getting married at a young age is not new in our society‚ especially amongst the Malay communities. The phenomenon of early marriage seems to be a trend and lifestyle among young people today‚ especially those who live in rural areas. In the early twenties of the age they have begun talking and thinking about marriage. For some‚ they accept and assume this as common in Malay traditions and communities‚ but for others‚ they consider that this situation and phenomenon should be changed as in line with
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An early marriage‚ is an issue where argued by many now a days. Some people are advocated for early marriage because it is healthy.Prophet Mohammed said that it is better to marry early‚ but if you can’t then you should fast instead if you still can’t control your desire. I believe that early marriage had a lot of advantages. But people would argue that younger married couples are not matured enough to take the responsibilities. But this is not a big issue to argue for‚ since a most succeeded marriages
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Throughout the world‚ marriage is regarded as a moment of celebration and a milestone in adult life. Sadly‚ in this forum discussion makes clear; the practice of early marriage gives no such cause for celebration. All too often‚ the imposition of a marriage partner upon a child means that a girl or boy’s childhood is cut short and their fundamental rights are compromised. We have encountered the phenomena of child marriage and early marriage on numerous occasions. While much of the impact remains
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Early Marriage Marriage is a moment of celebration that unites two people‚ a milestone and turning point in a person’s adult life. Everyone can get married whenever they want. Some choose to get married after they finish their studies and have found a long-term career while others even get married as early as before they graduate and while they are studying. Unfortunately‚ there are also other people who choose not to get married at all. To be married is to be committed. You have to face and accept
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