MAURITANIA

السن القانوني للزواج

الحد الأدنى المسموح به لسن الزواج بسبب الاستثناءات الواردة في القانون

حول القانون وأي استثناءات

A guardian can marry off an 'incapacitated person' if it is in their interest; guardianship is 'exercised in women's interest'.

Yes: the Penal Protection Code for Children states that parents, guadians, and school heads who refuse to allow girls under 18 to continue to attend school on the grounds of pregnancy are sentenced to one year of imprisonment.

No

Yes