Child Marriage in India: Socio-Legal and Human Rights Dimensions
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
0195668901
Length
xlv+257p., Tables; Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
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Despite the existence, since 1929, of legislation banning it, child marriage continues to be a social reality today. This book provides a thought-provoking analysis of the reasons why such marriages, which effectively deprive children of their childhood, in particular the girl child, are allowed to take place. It shows that a disproportionate number of girls are married off in childhood, as compared to boys. It goes on to establish that child marriage has a ...
