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2024-08-08 21:59:55 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3682BCEF7829EB6E72A3518B90FDAD8F2E425669B961A52D02FAB898E941B291
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The current legal age of marriage in Iraq is 18, not 15. However, the law also allows a judge to permit girls as young as 15 to be married in ‘urgent’ cases. https://euaa.europa.eu/country-guidance-iraq-2022/2162-forced-and-child-marriage https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240808-fears-for-women-s-rights-as-iraqi-bill-resurfaces
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