Full Text Available

Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.

Investigating the planned prohibition of child marriage in South Africa against children's evolving capacity to consent

Mini Dissertation (LLM (Child Law))--University of Pretoria, 2024.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Skelton, Ann, 1961-
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Pretoria 2025
Subjects:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1867613726773870593
access_status_str Open Access
author2 Skelton, Ann, 1961-
author_browse Skelton, Ann, 1961-
author_facet Skelton, Ann, 1961-
collection Thesis
dc_rights_str_mv © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
description Mini Dissertation (LLM (Child Law))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
format Thesis
id oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/100664
institution University of Pretoria (South Africa)
language English
last_indexed 2026-06-10T12:40:44.121Z
license_str Other — see source repository
provenance_str_mv Harvested via OAI-PMH from UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository
publishDate 2025
publishDateRange 2025
publishDateSort 2025
publisher University of Pretoria
publisherStr University of Pretoria
record_format dspace
source_str UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository
spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/100664 Investigating the planned prohibition of child marriage in South Africa against children's evolving capacity to consent Skelton, Ann, 1961- porogo24@gmail.com Porogo, Molebogeng Carol Phillip UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Child marriage Evolving capacity Informed consent Children and decision making Prohibition of child marriage Mini Dissertation (LLM (Child Law))--University of Pretoria, 2024. This mini dissertation considers the proposed law reform in South Africa but also refers extensively to the Zimbabwean case of Mudzuru & Another v the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & 2 Others AR579/2019, and how both these countries have aimed at regulating the age of marriage to eighteen years. While it may be correct that children ought to be protected against harmful practices perpetuated by child marriage, especially where consent is lacking, there are however instances where children below the age of 18 may choose to get married, but due to stringent measures may not be able to so. This mini dissertation explores the apparent tensions between the recognition of children’s evolving capacity and their growing autonomy on the one hand, with the need to protect them from the harmful effects of child marriage Centre for Child Law LLM (Child Law) Unrestricted Faculty of Laws None 2025-02-10T13:18:01Z 2025-02-10T13:18:01Z 2025-05 2024-10 Mini Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/100664 * en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Child marriage
Evolving capacity
Informed consent
Children and decision making
Prohibition of child marriage
Investigating the planned prohibition of child marriage in South Africa against children's evolving capacity to consent
title Investigating the planned prohibition of child marriage in South Africa against children's evolving capacity to consent
title_full Investigating the planned prohibition of child marriage in South Africa against children's evolving capacity to consent
title_fullStr Investigating the planned prohibition of child marriage in South Africa against children's evolving capacity to consent
title_full_unstemmed Investigating the planned prohibition of child marriage in South Africa against children's evolving capacity to consent
title_short Investigating the planned prohibition of child marriage in South Africa against children's evolving capacity to consent
title_sort investigating the planned prohibition of child marriage in south africa against children s evolving capacity to consent
topic UCTD
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Child marriage
Evolving capacity
Informed consent
Children and decision making
Prohibition of child marriage
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/100664