Family matters - including marriage, divorce and inheritance - will now be under the control of Islamic courts, which some say will permit the marriage of children as young as nine years old ...

Iraq is poised to slash the legal age of consent from 18 to to nine, allowing men to marry young children.

Iraq lowers age of consent to just 9 years old so old men can marry children in sick new law Three divisive laws have now been passed which give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters.

Marriage with ‘parental consent’ was previously legal above the age of 16 in the UK – meaning that without her knowledge, Payzee’s parents arranged for her to get married to a 30-year-old man.

Age of consent is a legal term for the age a person must reach to give consent to sex. If an adult engages in any type of sexual activity with someone below the age of consent in that state, they ...

Iraq is poised to slash the legal age of consent from 18 to to nine, allowing men to marry young children.The proposed legal change also deprives women of rights to divorce, child custody and ...

Iraq is set to lower the age of consent to nine years old, a decision that women’s rights activists say will “legalise child rape”.

News World news Marriage Iraq lowers age of consent to just 9 years old in sick new law so old men can marry children Family matters - including marriage, divorce and inheritance - will now be ...

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Iraq’s parliament passed a law on Tuesday that critics say would effectively legalise child marriage with girls as young as nine. The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over ...