THE PERSISTING MENACE OF CHILD MARRIAGE: AN ACCOUNT OF NON-LEGAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO INEFFECTIVENESS OF LEGAL FRAMEWORKS

Abstract

Child marriage is an ever-persisting human rights issue that has been addressed multiple times. However, despite the existing international frameworks and theoretical deliberation, the practice still continues to thrive across the globe. This presents a ground for review of non-legal causes of child marriage. This paper presents an account of child marriage as a human rights issue and reviews such causes by classifying them as basic factors and catalysts, with basic factors being aggravated by catalysts. The author discusses armed conflict as a catalyst that increases impact of basic factors. Additionally, the paper attempts at presenting recommendations to inhibit the effect of such causal factors.