Iraq’s parliament has passed amendments to the nation’s personal status law, effectively permitting the marriage of girls as young as nine years old. The legislative change grants religious authorities increased power over family matters, including marriage, divorce, and inheritance, thereby undermining the 1959 Personal Status Law that previously set the legal marriage age at 18.
Iraq’s Parliament Passes Controversial Law Allowing Child Marriage
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