SAWWA: JURNAL STUDI GENDER

The Legal and Social Aspect for Underage Marriage Women’s Education Rights in the Perspective of Human Rights: Contemporary Issues and Problems

This paper explores the legal and social protections that are unavailable to young girls and women who have entered into child marriages, thus violating their human rights. While there are regulations regarding minimum age requirements to marry legally, families can avoid such legal protections through marriage dispensation and allow for child marriages to proceed.