holy digits. > a law has been passed in iraq which has legalised the marriage of children as young as nine. three controversial laws have been passed which give islamic courts increased authority over family matters. > this includes marriage, divorce and inheritance. activists say this undermines iraq's 1959 personal status law, which unified family law and brought in safeguards for women. > according to iraqi law, citizens have to be 18 before they can marry in most cases. but the changes passed on tuesday (january 21) mean that clerics can rule according to their interpretation of islamic law. > birminghammail   ws/world-news/iraq-legalises-marria ge-children-young-30840921
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