Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages

Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage, and Registration of Marriages

Drafted	7 November 1962
Effective	9 December 1964
Condition	90 days after the 8th ratification
Signatories	16
Parties	55
Languages	English, French, Chinese, Russian, Spanish
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The Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage, and Registration of Marriages is a treaty agreed upon in the United Nations on the standards of marriage. The treaty was drafted by the Commission on the Status of Women and opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 1763 A (XVII) on 7 November 1962. It was entered into force 9 December 1964 by exchange of letters, in accordance with article 6. The convention has been signed by 16 countries and there are 55 parties to the convention.^[1] The convention is based on article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.^[1] The Convention reaffirms the consensual nature of marriages and requires the parties to establish a minimum marriage age by law and to ensure the registration of marriages.^[2]