AN ANALYSIS OF CHILD MARRIAGE IN ASSAM

Abstract

Children are the greatest gift to humanity. They are the supreme asset of a nation. For that children are to be natured, loved and protected. They have an inborn right to justice, freedom and opportunities irrespective of their nationality, caste, creed and sex. For that the nation should providing protection and opportunities to growth the children as well as development of their full potential. It is seen that their are many child right violations taking place in society. Child marriage is a social problems, which has socio-economic, cultural and regional factors responsible for it’s existence and continuity. It not only affect the persons involved in it, but also affects the society and nation as a whole. In simple words marriage is a system under which union of a man and woman has been given social sanction as a husband and wife. But its creates various social problems if it has taken place before the person reaches an appropriate age. Child marriage affects for girls and boys and deprives children from their childhood. The law restrict the practice of child marriage in India was enacted before independence. The incident of child marriage has still exist at modern era. This attempt it’s try to find the causes and consequence, Laws, suggestions to the child marriage eliminate the injustice of children.