Marriage under 18 banned

High Court in Dar es Salaam yesterday imebatilisha marriage law of 1971 which was amended in 2002 highlights the daughter under the age of 18 to marry.The case number 5 of 2016 where the complainants in this case were opposed section 13 and 17 of the law of marriage (Cap 29 RE 2002) to provide wire for a girl to marry at the age of 14 with the permission of the court, and 15 years for parental consent.
Article 17 gives permission for a girl to marry at age 15 with parental consent, detailed squeeze the dignity and rights of individual expression as stipulated in Article 12 and 18 of the Constitution of the United Republic.
Issues of marriage is not like trade agreements, the parties entering into a marriage should not be forced to comply with. And we have even seen cases where parents had interrupted the girl child studies to marry.
The judgment of the case issued by Judge Shaban Lila in the other court is Judge Sekiet and that the court was imebatilisha passage justifies marriage marry while under the age of 18.

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