Germany's High Court Demands Amendment of Child Marriage Ban

Germany's constitutional court has ruled that the law banning child marriages needs to be amended as it removes the possibility of continuing a marriage once both spouses become adults. The law was passed in 2017 to protect girls who were married abroad. The court said marriages of individuals under age 16 conducted in other countries still may be declared null and void without an examination of the circumstances of the case. The government and lawmakers have been instructed to revise the law by mid-2024.