Posted by: zanshin, 2009-06-27 12:14

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Date: 2008-11
In the UK, the Forced Marriage Act is passed
The act is a civil measure, preventing parents and family members from forcing their children to marry against their will.
According to the act, any person involved in the "aiding, abetting, counseling, procuring, encouraging or assisting [of] another person to force, or to attempt to force, a person to enter into a marriage" or "conspiring to force, or to attempt to force, a person to enter into a marriage" will be held liable for their actions.






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