Because the German government
coalition does not implement a constitutional court ruling, child
marriages could soon become part of Germany like Ramadan. The Greens
were against a ban anyway.
Berlin – So far, the
federal government has not complied with the Federal Constitutional
Court’s decision to revise the law banning child marriage. But the
deadline is running out. There must be an amendment by June 30th at the
latest, otherwise the law is invalid. Child marriages would then be
legal in Germany.
So far, the SPD-Greens-FDP coalition has not
presented a draft for this. Even if it does, the legislative process is
likely to take some time. Because it has to be debated in several
readings in the Bundestag and then decided.
The Union sees the
clock running out. Last week the opposition called on the coalition to
finally act. The deficiencies in the current law must now be eliminated
as quickly as possible. They fear banned child marriages could be
reinstated if the government misses the deadline. There was talk of a
“significant impact on the child’s well-being”.
The law passed in 2017 prohibits marriages concluded abroad in Germany
if one of the partners is younger than 16 years old. This applies almost
exclusively to girls. The Greens fought against the law at the time.
However,
the Constitutional Court criticized the lack of regulations that
protect minors as soon as they enter Germany. If your marriage is
therefore invalid, maintenance claims, among other things, would have to
be clarified. Karlsruhe also demanded that a forbidden marriage become
valid as soon as the partner came of age.
The Federal Ministry of
Justice, led by Marco Buschmann (FDP), now tried to calm the situation.
“The ministry will shortly present a draft law to take into account the
requirements of the Federal Constitutional Court,” he told the Bild newspaper.
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