{"id":1038,"date":"2017-12-10T14:46:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T14:46:01","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-12-10T14:46:01","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T14:46:01","slug":"new-laws-regarding-under-age-marriages-will-see-additional-rights-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/news\/new-laws-regarding-under-age-marriages-will-see-additional-rights-for-women\/","title":{"rendered":"New Laws Regarding Under-Age Marriages Will See Additional Rights For Women"},"content":{"rendered":"
Under 18- marriage laws have been reinstated in the Kingdom, and they’re back FULL- force. Many authorities in Saudi Arabia are now looking more in-depth into the marriage of minors in the Kingdom, and adding a few new rules that give women more rights in this area.<\/p>\n
There is no legal marriage contract that could ever be given to a minor girl in court, otherwise certain people can be punished, according to the ad-hoc inter- ministerial committee. However, as reported by Gulf News,\u00a0the consent of a girl and her mother are one of the most important basis to determine wether or not the girl fully consents to the marriage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Other new laws include:<\/p>\n
and that’s not all!<\/p>\n
Any minor girl looking to wed so young in the Kingdom has to go through the list of requirements (stated above) in order to even be considered. The committee also recommends to prepare these girls on more knowledge about marriages and ‘family responsibilities.’<\/p>\n
As stated by the committee,\u00a0Saudi girls and women should not be held against their will to marry somebody that they do not want.\u00a0<\/p>\n