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The present Convention shall cease to be in force as from the date when the denunciation which reduces the number of Parties to less than eight becomes effective. Denunciation shall take effect one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General.Ģ.

Any Contracting State may denounce the present Convention by written notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. For each State ratifying or acceding to the Convention after the deposit of the eighth instrument of ratification or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification or accession. The present Convention shall come into force on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of the eighth instrument of ratification or accession.Ģ. Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The present Convention shall be open for accession to all States referred to in article 4, paragraph 1.Ģ. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The present Convention is subject to ratification. The present Convention shall, until 31 December 1963, be open for signature on behalf of all States Members of the United Nations or members of any of the specialized agencies, and of any other State invited by the General Assembly of the United Nations to become a Party to the Convention.Ģ. Article 3Īll marriages shall be registered in an appropriate official register by the competent authority. No marriage shall be legally entered into by any person under this age, except where a competent authority has granted a dispensation as to age, for serious reasons, in the interest of the intending spouses. States Parties to the present Convention shall take legislative action to specify a minimum age for marriage. Notwithstanding anything in paragraph 1 above, it shall not be necessary for one of the parties to be present when the competent authority is satisfied that the circumstances are exceptional and that the party has, before a competent authority and in such manner as may be prescribed by law, expressed and not withdrawn consent.

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No marriage shall be legally entered into without the full and free consent of both parties, such consent to be expressed by them in person after due publicity and in the presence of the authority competent to solemnize the marriage and of witnesses, as prescribed by law.Ģ. Hereby agree as hereinafter provided: Article 1ġ. Reaffirming that all States, including those which have or assume responsibility for the administration of Non-Self-Governing and Trust Territories until their achievement of independence, should take all appropriate measures with a view to abolishing such customs, ancient laws and practices by ensuring, inter alia, complete freedom in the choice of a spouse, eliminating completely child marriages and the betrothal of young girls before the age of puberty, establishing appropriate penalties where necessary and establishing a civil or other register in which all marriages will be recorded, Recalling further that the General Assembly of the United Nations declared, by resolution 843 (IX) of 17 December 1954, that certain customs, ancient laws and practices relating to marriage and the family were inconsistent with the principles set forth in the Charter of the United Nations and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses, They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. (1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. Recalling that article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that:

Entry into force: 9 December 1964, in accordance with article 6ĭesiring, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations, to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion,