Iraq passes law that will allow child marriage, critics warn

Critics say new bill passed by Iraqi lawmakers opens door to child marriage
Iraq's parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage.
Iraq Passes Law Critics Say Could Legalize Child Marriage
Iraqi lawmakers have passed amendments that give courts more authority in family matters, the Associated Press reported, and critics are concerned the move may spark a rise in child marriages. Newsweek contacted Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment via email outside normal business hours.
Iraq effectively lowers legal age of marriage to NINE after passing laws allowing hardline Islamist clerics to decide
IRAQ has effectively legalised child marriage, with girls as young as nine being able to marry after amendments to decades old laws. The change on Tuesday has increased the interpretation of
Childhood Stolen: Iraq's Shocking Amendments Allow Girls as Young as Nine to Marry
Iraq's parliament has passed a controversial set of amendments to its civil status law, effectively legalising child marriage for girls as young as nine. The new legislation allows unregistered marriages to be formalised,
Iraq Lowers Age of Marriage For Girls To Nine, Sparks Outrage
Iraq passes shocking amendments allowing child marriage from age nine, sparking international human rights criticism and deep concerns about women's and children's protection.
Iraq Passes Law That Could Legalise Child Marriage For Girls As Young As 9, Activists Criticise Move
For Shia Muslims, who make up a majority in the country, the lowest age of marriage for girls will be nine years old, while for the Sunnis, the official age will be 15.
Iraq's parliament passes law critics claim could allow child marriage: 'Disastrous'
The amendments to Iraq's personal status law allow clerics to rule on marriages based on their interpretation of Islamic law.
Iraq: Law permits child marriages from the age of nine
A storm of reactions has erupted from lawmakers and organizations in Iraq following the passage of a law that allows child marriages from the age of nine. Activists have strongly criticized the law, stating that it amounts to the “legalization of child rape.”
Iraq legalises child marriage following proposal to lower age of consent to nine
Roughly three months after Iraqi lawmakers proposed a bill to slash the country’s legal age of consent from 18 to nine years old, Iraq’s parliament passed an amendment to the country’s personal status law that effectively legalises child marriage,
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Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage
Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. The amendments give ...
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Iraq OKs Marriage for 9-Year-Old Girls, Inciting Outrage
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Iraq passes law that will allow child marriage, critics warn: 'Disastrous'
BAGHDAD, Iraq (TNND) — Iraq’s parliament on Tuesday passed amendments to a law which some critics believe could legalize child marriage, according to the Associated Press. The amendments ...