Abstract

Far from being dormant, forced and early marriages remain dramatically topical, dotting the headlines of the main newspapers. After a brief illustration of the phenomenon’s terminological nuances and socio-cultural implications, the contribution primarily aims to study the regulatory physiognomy of some African, Asian, and European states. In particular, the essay will stress civil and penal law instruments the aforementioned countries have adopted to counter the custom. In addition, moving within the European quadrant, t the essay will focus on the civil and the criminal law instruments that the aforementioned countries have adopted he profiles of private international law connected to the recognition of non-consensual unions celebrated abroad are highlighted, as well as the trend of linking the practice de qua to a greater border surveillance.