--- title: "Which country has implemented new laws banning child marriage?" description: "Which country has implemented new laws banning child marriage?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2022-02-08 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95620/which-country-has-implemented-new-laws-banning-child-marriage category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair", "country", "child marriage"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Which country has implemented new laws banning child marriage? Which [country](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3960/muslim-population-by-country-2024) has implemented new laws banning [child marriage](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95623/which-countries-president-has-signed-a-law-prohibiting-child-marriage)? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Stuti Gupta > **President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines passed legislation prohibiting child marriage in the nation.** \ Child marriage became **unlawful** in Philippnies when a law prohibiting the practice went into place in a nation where one in every **6 women marries before the age of 18.** According to the rights organization Plan International, the **underprivileged Southeast Asian nation has the 12th greatest rate of child marriages in the globe, with long-held cultural beliefs and women's issues impeding change.** However, the new law agreed to sign by President Rodrigo Duterte and made public on Thursday, imposes prison sentences of **up to 12 years for getting married or living with a spouse for everyone under 18.** \ ![Which country has implemented new laws banning child marriage?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/d84c8808-7364-46da-8e70-1027998149b0/images/7912f323-80f1-4181-9fc2-363251e63514.jpeg)\ \ People who **arrange or solemnize underage marriages face** the same punishment. According to the law, 'child marriage is a practise that constitutes **child poor treatment** because it discredits, worsens, and devalues the vital value and rights of children. **The law complies with global norms on the rights of women and girls.** \ Some parts of the legislation, however, have been stopped for a year to allow for a **transitional phase for Muslims and native tribes where child marriage is common.** According to a United Nations Children's Fund report released last year, more than half a billion women and girls globally were married before the age, with Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia having the highest rates. **Recent data show that the approach is dropping globally on average.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95620/which-country-has-implemented-new-laws-banning-child-marriage Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.