In addition to legislation establishing a minimum age for marriage, laws requiring the free and full consent of the intending spouses are necessary to protect the girl child against forced marriage.
26. 除制定最低合法结婚年龄的法律外，要求婚嫁双方自主和充分同意结婚的法律对于保护女童免于被迫结婚也非常必要。