Decriminalization of premature marriages under Article 351 of the revised penal code for being discriminatory against women and violative of the equal protection clause provided in the constitution

The paper would discuss the law on Premature Marriage provided under Article 351 of the Revised Penal Code. It penalizes women, particularly widows and women whose marriages has been dissolved, who shall contract a subsequent marriage within 301 days from the death of her husband. This is to prevent...

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Main Authors: Ching, Virnalyn P., Yap, Adrian Nigel H.
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Animo Repository 2012
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Online Access:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/17785
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Institution: De La Salle University
Language: English