Forced Marriage in UK Law
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Forced marriage as a political project
One of the most vexing contradictions about the Uganda originated rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), is the fact that it institutionalized forced marriage on the one hand, while activel...
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From an emic perspective: Exploring consent in forced marriage law
Forced marriage was criminalised in Australia in March 2013, putting the issue on the agenda of policy-makers and social service providers. Increasingly, however, it is being recognised that crimin...
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UK Initiatives on Forced Marriage: Regulation, Dialogue and Exit
The literature on feminism and multiculturalism has identified potential conflicts between the recognition of cultural diversity and securing women's equality. Three broad approaches to this dilemm...
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Forced marriage as a lived experience: Victims’ voices
The official response to forced marriage in the majority of European countries has been to criminalise the practice. Based on racial stereotypes and outdated Orientalist perspectives, this overlook...
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Towards a Transformative Paradigm in the UK Response to Forced Marriage
Government plans to criminalise forced marriage have intensified debate over how to address the practice without alienating communities. Feminist and Critical Race literature on forced marriage cas...
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The demographics of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: findings from a national database
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare the UK demographics of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities and people without learning disabilities to inform effective safeguardin...
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Forced Marriage as a Harm in Domestic and International Law
This article reports on our analysis of 120 refugee cases from Australia, Canada, and Britain where an actual or threatened forced marriage was part of the claim for protection. We found that force...
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Safeguarding people with learning disabilities from forced marriage: the role of Safeguarding Adult Boards
Purpose: The issue of forced marriage is typically located within debates on violence against women, immigration control and cultural difference and is rarely considered in relation to adults with ...
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A Civil Rather Than Criminal Offence? Forced Marriage, Harm and the Politics of Multiculturalism in the UK
Research Highlights and Abstract The British preference for civil remedies, rather than criminal measures, regarding forced marriage is examined and an explanation for this approach, put forward. ...
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‘Other Inhumane Acts’: Forced Marriage, Girl Soldiers and
the Special Court for Sierra Leone
The decade-long civil war in Sierra Leone gained international notoriety for the widespread use of child soldiers, and the sexual abuse and ‘forced’ marriage of girl...
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