Coercion, consent and the forced marriage debate in the UK

Feminist Legal Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-184

  Anitha, Sundari ^a   Gill, Aisha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; Arranged marriage; Coercion; Consent; Forced marriage; South Asian women

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350035694     PISSN: 09663622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10691-009-9119-4     Document Type: Article

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