
Child marriage in South Asian countries
Abstract
Marriage is an important incidencein any society since it helpsthe existence of society. Sociologically marriage is an important factor because it obviously makesmany relationships in society. Mature age is considered the most suitable age for marriage in the world but there is no exact age to enter marriage a girl in World, and it differs from country to country. When it is discussed early marriage, the attention always focuses on child girls because they absolutely become destitute with marriage. Having considered the issues related to child marriage, most countries have determined the marriage age to maintain the social security and protection of children. Mature age is highly considered for marriage because it is believed that he/she should be able to adapt the marriage life in both a biological and psychological manner. Especially one girl who become mature, will get an opportunity to enter marriage life thereby the girl should be able to take responsibility in marriage life otherwise the marriage life would be unpleasant, therefore, it is highly considered that marriage should not happen at an early age because it makes many difficulties for child aged girl. The majority of all over the world believe that marriage should occur when a girl becomes mature. Whenever a young girl enters marriage she has to relinquish education and other child rights vested by universal. Child marriage which occurs everywhere in the world even today has become a tremendous issue in developing countries like South Asia. And it has also brought many issues to the girls who entered early marriages. Understanding the negative impact of child marriage many countries have decided to stop by introducing legal actions. Although child marriage is constrained by law in many countries, there are many child marriage cases are reported worldwide. It is vitally important to understand the situation of child marriage in the world and Asian countries to solve this issue. This article aimsto examine child marriage in South Asian countries and its nature.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljsd.v2i1.12 | Journal eISSN: 3084-8113
Language: English
Page range: 13 - 24
Published on: Jun 30, 2022
Published by: National Institute of Social Development
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2022 Rasika Karunarathne, published by National Institute of Social Development
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