Pustaka Ilmiah Universitas Padjadjaran

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Child Brides, Not Our Pride: Looking into Child marriage incidences in malaysia

This chapter focus on the incidences of child marriage are no longer pertinent only for less developed country; it actually happens extensively in different parts of the world. Due to psychological and biological immaturity, children are insufficiently mature to make an informed decision about a life partner. This article presents the situation in Malaysia, many cases of child marriages were highlighted in the media including those child rape disguised as child marriages. The causes, reasons and consequences of child marriage based on field research by the author are explored.