Children's rights standards and child marriage in Malawi

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dc.contributor.authorMwambene, Lea
dc.contributor.authorMwaodza, Obdiah
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-15T08:41:28Z
dc.date.available2018-02-15T08:41:28Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractChild marriages occur when one of the parties is below the age of eighteen. In Malawi, research has shown that most child marriages are a result of cultural practices. To comply with various international and regional instruments, Malawi has enacted different pieces of legislation that can be useful in addressing child marriage. The article, therefore, examines these different pieces of legislation and assesses Malawi's compliance with international standards in addressing child marriages. The authors highlight two imperative issues. First, these laws show evidence of using international children's rights standards as a tool in addressing child marriages. Secondly, they prescribe conflicting approaches that one can interpret as to encouraging child marriages linked to cultural practices. As a result, the article suggests possible recommendations on how Malawi can comply with international standards in addressing child marriages. These include amendment of laws, and more importantly, enactment of a specific law, for example, the Prohibition of Child Marriages Act, which, if enacted, should target all laws and cultural practices that lead to child marriages in Malawi.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationMwambene, L. & Mwaodza, O. (2017). Children's rights standards and child marriage in Malawi. African Studies Quarterly, 17(3): 21 - 44en_US
dc.identifier.issn2152-2448
dc.identifier.urihttp://sites.clas.ufl.edu/africa-asq/files/v17i3_02.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3494
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherUniversity of Florida, Centre for African Studiesen_US
dc.rightsThe publisher's version can be archived on the author's institutional repository
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectRightsen_US
dc.subjectChild marriageen_US
dc.subjectMalawien_US
dc.subjectCultural practicesen_US
dc.titleChildren's rights standards and child marriage in Malawien_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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