An analysis of social and legislative expediency in the phenomenon of child marriage from the perspective of individual-centered prevention

The social approach of the legislator towards the phenomenon of child marriage, both legal and religious, with its long historical background in the Iranian legal system, which has sometimes been based on the permission of the guardian alone and sometimes with the permission of the court, has so far failed to solve the obvious and hidden challenges of this phenomenon, such as the adverse physical and mental consequences of underage girls who marry single or married men, as well as the numerous psychological, medical, social, cultural and legal criticisms; because the process of preventing crime and victimization of individuals in society, especially children and adolescents, is a comprehensive social mission that is most aimed at the legislator, so that by laying the right track in this field and removing some of its existing challenges, the basis for creating changes in the attitude of social culture is also provided, at least to reduce other existing challenges.

This study was written using a descriptive-analytical method.

The research findings show that the incorrect expediency and ineffectiveness of legislative social approaches towards child marriage, due to their lack of reliance on individual-centered preventive measures (community-centered and development-centered), have led to the abuse of this legal permission and have led to adverse individual and social consequences, rather than treating the challenges associated with this phenomenon.