The United Nations defines early marriage as any marriage contract in which one or both parties have not reached the age of 18. This type of marriage is considered forced, as neither party or both have personally expressed their full and free consent to the marriage. Child marriage is considered a form of forced marriage, […]
Nearly seventy years after the adoption of the Syrian Penal Code issued by Legislative Decree No. (148) of (1949), and on March 12, 2020, four days after the world celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8, Law No. (2) was issued in The Syrian Arab Republic to repeal Article (548) of the Syrian Penal Code, […]