{"id":4776,"date":"2024-11-08T11:10:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T11:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infochecked.org\/?p=4776"},"modified":"2024-11-08T11:10:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T11:10:31","slug":"fact-sheet-right-to-marry-and-found-a-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infochecked.org\/?p=4776","title":{"rendered":"FACT SHEET: RIGHT TO MARRY AND FOUND A FAMILY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 2020 and 2024 constitution drafts both affirm the right to marry and found a family, but the 2024 draft introduces a significant change by restricting legal recognition of marriage exclusively to unions between a man and a woman. This fact sheet outlines the added provision and its implications.
2020 Constitution Draft (Section 54)
Provision:
A man and a woman of full age and capacity have the right to marry and found a family.
Key Requirement: Marriage must be based on the free and full consent of both the man and the woman.
2024 Constitution Draft (Section 46)
Provision:
Subsection (1): Repeats the 2020 draft language:
A man and a woman of full age and capacity have the right to marry and found a family, and such marriage shall be based on the free and full consent of the man and the woman.
New Addition:
Subsection (2) introduces a new stipulation:
Marriage shall be recognized solely as a union between a man and woman, and no other union shall be legally recognized or construed as equivalent to marriage.
Key Changes in the 2024 Draft<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Recognition of Marriage:
    The 2020 draft does not explicitly define the nature of marriage beyond consenting adults of full age and capacity.
    The 2024 draft adds a restriction specifying that only unions between a man and a woman are legally recognized as marriages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Exclusion of Other Unions:
    The 2024 draft explicitly states that no other union outside a man-woman marriage will be considered or construed as equivalent to marriage. This could exclude other types of unions, such as same-sex partnerships or civil unions, from any form of legal recognition under this constitutional provision.
    Conclusion
    The 2024 draft upholds the original rights to marry and found a family with consent. However, clearly defines marriage as a man-woman union and precludes legal recognition for any other type of union. This is a significant shift in legal interpretation, reflecting a more restrictive approach to the definition of marriage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    By Yankuba corr and khadijah Sey Sawaneh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Researchers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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