UN official: 1959 personal status law’s minimum marriage age remains 18, with limited exceptions Gulam Isaac Sai said the UN engaged on a parliamentary amendment to the 1959 personal status law to ensure minimum age protections remain; he said the law retains 18 as the baseline age with exceptional cases allowing 15 on specified grounds, and that sect-specific codes can be developed with opt-in provisions.

Iraq's controversial marriage law still upholds 18 as the minimum age, with limited exceptions—what does this mean for the future of personal status codes?

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