Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 274e
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[By Governments:] Enact and strictly enforce laws to ensure that marriage is only entered into with the free and full consent of the intending spouses; in addition, enact and strictly enforce laws concerning the minimum legal age of consent and the minimum age for marriage and raise the minimum age for marriage where necessary;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Fourth World Conference on Women
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Children
Girls
Year
1995
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Other
Reference
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), para. 274e.