the criminalisation of forced marriage in Dutch, English and international criminal law
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Haenen, Iris
- Publish Year
- 2014
- Shelfmark
- WER 32 2014 - B
- Thesaurus
- huwelijksrecht, strafrecht, internationaal recht, oorlog en vrede, huwelijken, Nederland, Verenigd Koninkrijk, proefschrift
- Description
- This book provides a comparative perspective on the criminalization of forced marriage, focusing on the question of whether the practice of forced marriage should be criminalized under both Dutch and international law. After offering a thorough description of the phenomenon of forced marriage in and outside of conflict situations, a doctrinal foundation for criminalization on the national and international level is presented. The book delves into international case law and criminal law concerning the act of forced marriage. It provides an overview of and comparison between Dutch and English criminal law and civil law. It discusses whether forced marriage should be criminalized in Dutch law and whether it should be added to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court as a distinct crime against humanity, war crime, or act of genocide.