Child marriage in Nigeria: (Il)legal and (un)constitutional?
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The Nexus between Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage in Nigeria: A Cultural Inhibition to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
The world leaders agreed to make the world a better place by year 2030 through the Sustainable Development Goals and targets. This however cannot be achieved in Nigeria except we are proactive about some cultural practices that negatively affect the girl child. Child Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) are two deep-rooted Harmful Traditional Practices (HTPs) that have prevai...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Human Rights Law Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1609-073X
DOI: 10.17159/1996-2096/2015/v15n2a9