History
The idea for the convention first developed during the Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery adopted by a Conference of Plenipotentiaries in 1956. This 1956 convention included articles which asserted that underage and forced marriage was a form of slavery. Within article 1 of the convention, certain types of marriage were classified as slavery. The convention stated that institutions or practices that included forced marriage for payment, the transfer of a woman from her marriage/marriage family to transfer her for value, the transfer of a woman upon the death of the husband. In 1957, the Commission on the Status of Women requested the Economic and Social Council to work on the convention. The draft articles, comments, and revised text were requested by the Commission in its twelfth session in 1958. The Commission on the Status of Women requested the Secretary-General to draft a convention and a recommendation on this issues.Summary of Articles
Article 1: Marriages should be entered into with the "full and free consent" of both parties. Article 2: States participating in the convention shall set laws for the minimum age of marriage. Article 3: Marriages should be registered by the relevant authority. Article 4: The Convention was open for signature until 31 December 1963 and is subject to ratification. Article 5: The Convention is open for accession for all states referred to in Article 4. Article 6: This article details the date of accession for all states that are part of the Convention Article 7: This articles outlines the process of denunciation of the Convention Article 8: Disputes regarding interpretation or application should be referred to theList of signatories and parties
Status of child marriage
Despite the development of this convention,See also
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