Child Marriage Laws around the World: Minimum Marriage Age, Legal Exceptions, and Gender Disparities
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Women, Politics & Policy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1554-477X,1554-4788
DOI: 10.1080/1554477x.2017.1375786