In November the Senate had voted a law to end marriage with children under 18, but the sanction of President Gustavo Petro is missing.
The headquarters of the Constitutional Court of Colombia prohibited This Thursday the Children’s marriagea problem that afflicts the South American country. He did it when determining that the minimum age to marry is 18 years. The Senate had already sanctioned a law in this regard, but the sanction of President Gustavo Petro is missing.
“Marriage and marital unions between or with people under 18 are contrary to the Constitution,” the Court said in a statement. Considered that “They are a harmful practice for children“, based on cultural paradigms that” must be overcome. “
In addition, the high court declared two articles on the subject of the Civil code as “incompatible” with the Constitution for considering them “inexequible.” The same allowed marriage until 14 yearswith the authorization of the parents of the minors.
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Anticipating the limitations that this failure can have, The Constitutional Court urged the authorities to design public policies to “prevent and eradicate the scourge of early unions and marriages so that it gives pedagogical alternative girls and adolescents to form an enlightened judgment and be able to decide freely and autonomously.”
To advance the approach to the problem, The High Court indicated to the Ombudsman’s Office to identify the areas where there are the greatest cases of child marriage and early unions. The objective is to carry out campaigns for “in addition, the high court declared two articles on the theme of the Civil Code as” incompatible “with the Constitution for considering them” inexeensary. “
The law voted in the Senate of Colombia
In the ninth attempt, last November the Colombian Senate approved a project to eliminate child marriage and early unions. According to a UNICEF report of 2022, the country occupies the 20th place worldwide in unions of women under 15 years.
Alexandra Vásquez and Jennifer Pedrazathe driving legislators of this law, celebrated the ruling of the Constitutional Court. “We are glad that the @Cconstitutional has confirmed what Congress had already approved: the elimination of child marriage and early unions. Now it only remains that President @Perogustavo sanctions the law to be a reality,” Vásquez said in his networks social.
Source: Ambito
