| dc.contributor.advisor | Mwambene, Lea | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mawodza, Obdiah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-26T14:21:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-07-26T14:21:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5151 | |
| dc.description | Magister Legum - LLM | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The aim of this study is to assess Malawi's legal framework on the protection of girls against child marriages linked to HCPs. The research is guided by the following objectives: 1. To highlight the international and regional legal framework in addressing traditional HCPs that can lead to child marriages; 2. To discuss different traditional practices that lead to child marriages in Malawi; 3. To analyse Malawi's legal framework and its compliance with international and regional standards for the protection of girls against child marriages; 4. To make suggestions for the available legal framework, if necessary, on how best to address the problem of child marriages in Malawi. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.subject | Children's rights | en_US |
| dc.subject | Family | en_US |
| dc.subject | Marriage | en_US |
| dc.subject | Girls | en_US |
| dc.subject | Malawi | en_US |
| dc.title | An assessment of the legal framework on the protection of girls from child marriages in Malawi | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
