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Convention on Consent to Marriage,
Minimum Age for Marriage
and Registration of Marriages, New York 1962
The Convention
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The
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age
for Marriage and Registration of Marriages ("the
Convention") was adopted by the General Assembly of the
United Nations on 7 November 1962 and entered into force on
9 December 1964 (text at Annex A). The United Kingdom (UK)
acceded to the Convention on 9 July 1970 and included Hong
its accession (reference at Annex B). The UK made
a number of reservations upon accession. The text of those
which have applied to Hong Kong are at Annex C. Under
Articles 4 and 5 the Convention is open for accession to
all States Members of the United Nations or member of the
specialised agencies Or any other State invited by the
Geneva Assembly to become a party to the Convention.
Kong
in
2.
means
The aim of the Convention is to devise effective
for abolishing those customs, ancient laws and
marriage and the family which are
principles set forth in the Charter
practices relating to
inconsistent with the
QE the United Nations and in the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights.
3.
The Convention provides that no marriage shall be
legally entered into without the full and free consent of
1).
both parties (Article
Contracting
Parties to the
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