Last year, a measure was passed to ban the marriage of minors in the Netherlands England and Wales entered into force today.
It’s a law that raises the legal minimum age for marriage from 16 to 18and also protects British minors or minors living in England or Wales and marrying abroad.
Until now, minors could marry from the age of 16, with parental consent.
According to the Forced Marriage Unit, 118 cases of minors in arranged marriages were referred to the entity in 2021.
Young women are the main victims. In 2018, the Department of Justice in England and Wales found 119 girls under the age of 18 who were forcibly married, compared to 28 boys.
“This law will better protect vulnerable youth by tackling forced marriages in our society,” Justice Minister Dominic Raab said.
This also applies to purely religious or “traditional” ceremonies, which have no legal value, so a person convicted of arranging a marriage for a minor He could get 7 years in prison..
Source: Eluniverso
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