PERSISTANCE OF CHILD MARRIAGES IN ZIMBABWE: A TIME TO TREAT THE CAUSE AND NOT THE SYMPTOMS
The problem of child marriages is prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa and the UNICEF has estimated that more than 37 per cent of girls get married before reaching the age of 18 year, while more than11 per cent get married before the reaching the age of 15 years. Zimbabwe has enacted progressive legislat...
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ADJURIS – International Academic Publisher
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Perspectives of Law and Public Administration |
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| Online Access: | http://adjuris.ro/revista/articole/An10se/6.%20Mvelo%20Ngema.pdf |