Stages of development: Marriage of girls and teens as an international human rights issue

Social and Legal Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-38

  Bunting, Annie ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; Culture; International women's rights; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544302264     PISSN: 09646639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0964663905049524     Document Type: Review

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