Preventing Early Marriages Amalipe Center ÊÏÉÍÙÍÉÊÇ ÏÑÃÁÍÙÓÇ ÕÐÏÓÔÇÑÉÎÇÓ ÍÅÙÍ This publication has been produced under the project “Preventing Early/Forced Marri- age” with the financial support of the Daphne III Programme of the European Commi- ssion (Reference number JLS/2008/DAP3/AG/1298-30-CE-03124780080). The con- tents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Amali pe Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the Euro- pean Commission. For the preparation of this publication contributed Deyan Kolev, Teodora Krumova, Aleksey Pamporov, PhD, Ralitsa Sechkova, Smaranda Enache, Judit Kacso Katalin Szikszai, Natassa Arapidou. © Amalipe Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance — V. Tarnovo, 2011
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[email protected] ISBN 978-954-350-118-2 AMALIPE CENTER FOR INTERETHNIC DIALOGUE AND TOLERANCE – VELIKO TARNOVO ASTARTA Plovdiv 2011 CONTENTS INSTEAD OF A PREFACE. Preventing early/forced marriages in the Roma community – a mission possible?............................................ 7 PART ONE. Early marriages – an interdisciplinary problem ............................. 15 International studies on early marriages ...............................................................16 Scope and spread ...............................................................................................18 Legal, normative and the institutional framework for preventing early/forced marriages in Bulgaria ...............................................................21