African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2
Paragraphe
Original document
Document type
Traité régional
Paragraph text
Child marriage and the betrothal of girls and boys shall be prohibited and effective action, including legislation, shall be taken to specify the minimum age of marriage to be 18 years and make registration of all marriages in an official registry compulsory.
Document legal status
Juridiquement contraignant
Document body
Organes régionaux: Organisation de l'Unité africaine
Document means of adoption
S/O
Thèmes
Droits sociaux et culturels
Pratique préjudiciable
Personnes concernées
Enfants
Filles
Garçons
Document year
1990
Type de paragraphe
Article
Reference
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (1990), Article 21, 2.