Forced marriage

The forced marriage is a term used to describe a Mariage in which one of the parts (generally the woman) or both, is married against its liking. This type of marriage is different from the Mariage arranged, in which the two parties agree to be assisted their parents or of a third party to find one (E) husband (wife).

The Occidental culture and the United Nations see the forced marriage like an attack with the Human rights, since he violates the principle of Liberté and autonomy of the individuals. The women are the most common victims but the men are also forced to marry in the name of the family pride, of the wish of the parents or by social obligation.

History

The practice of the forced marriage was very common in the European easy classes until the end of. It is still a common problem in Asia, with the the Middle East, in Africa and Europe of the East.

Extended from the phenomenon

According to Ruqayyah Waris Maqsood, much of forced marriages to the the United Kingdom in the Asian community are intended to obtain the British Nationalité with a family member living the Indian Sous-continent towards which the organizer of the forced marriage has a feeling of obligation.

In France, the Groupement for the abolition of the sexual mutilations (GAM) estimates at: 70000 the number of young girls threatened by the forced marriage in 2006. This type of marriage is illegal but can have taken place either in France, or in the country of origin. This practice is however more difficult in France since the law of January 2006 which carries the majority nubile to 18 years.

The Islam recalls that one cannot force two beings to live together because it was decided by it thus by the parents following an arrangement between two families. The forced marriage is fought by the majority of the legal schools, because one should not in no case from the beginning to create a union likely to fail. In addition, the prophetic tradition requires that the two future grooms know each other and appreciate themselves before concluding a marriage contract.

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