Women’s Position on the Hindu Law in the Vivaha Samskara System
There are assumptions and interpretations which consider marriage as a part of the Panca Yajna, especially the Manusa Yajna, as Pawiwahan (marriage) involving human affairs (individual).
Chandra Sagaran, Made Aripta Wibawa
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Lahore High Court Refuses To Declare Underage Marriage as "Rape"
This paper critically reviews a recent judgment by the Lahore High Court on underage marriages in Pakistan. It highlights an anomaly in the court's reasoning: although the petitioner argued that underage marriage constitutes statutory rape under Section 375 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), the court focused instead on the validity of the marriage ...
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A Signal to End Child Marriage: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh<sup>†</sup>. [PDF]
Buchmann N +4 more
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The phenomenon of underage marriage in Banyuwangi Regency is a crucial issue that shows an alarming trend even though the minimum age of marriage has been increased. This study aims to examine the impact of the marriage dispensation policy intervention implemented by the Banyuwangi Regency Government in an effort to reduce the number of underage ...
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Childhood and adolescent factors shaping vulnerability to underage entry into sex work: a quantitative hierarchical analysis of female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya. [PDF]
Shah P +16 more
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Determinants of adequate antenatal care for underage mothers in Indonesia: Urban-rural inequities. [PDF]
Rachmawati T +9 more
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The interplay of economic shocks and cultural practices in child marriage: Comparative evidence from India and Zambia during the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
Mounchid PM, Shukla S, Steinert JI.
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An actor-partner interdependence model for analyzing the association between dyadic coping and parenting concerns in young breast cancer couples in southwest China. [PDF]
Li Y +8 more
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A qualitative social network analysis of decision-making around child marriage in three villages in Bangladesh. [PDF]
Zinke-Allmang A +11 more
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Child brain health in South Asia: moving from survival to prevention. [PDF]
Wanigasinghe J +3 more
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