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Polygamy in Zimbabwe was traditionally practised by the tribal chiefs as a means of elevating their social standing, though they would typically only take two or three wives. [3] According to a 2008 William & Mary Law School study, an estimated 18 percent of Zimbabwean women belong to polygamous marriages. [ 2 ]
The Marriages Act (Shona: Mutemo weWanano; [9] Northern Ndebele: uMthetho woMtshado), [a] enacted in 2022 by the Parliament of Zimbabwe, defines civil marriage as "[being] monogamous, that is to say, it is the lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of all others and no person may contract any other marriage during the subsistence of a ...
Zimbabwe does not recognise same-sex marriage or civil unions. In 2013, the Zimbabwe Constitution was amended to define marriage as being between a man and a woman. [17] In May 2019, Mnangagwa's Cabinet approved amendments to Zimbabwean marriage law, which would ban both child marriages and same-sex marriages, lining it with the Constitution. [18]
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages; Migrant Workers Convention; Minimum Age Convention, 1973; Minimum Wage Fixing Machinery (Agriculture) Convention, 1951; Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928; Montreal Protocol; Convention establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
The amendment also changed the basis of acquisition of nationality to birth in Zimbabwe to a Zimbabwean removing jus soli provisions for foreigners and protections for foundlings and against statelessness. [118] In 2001, the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act was amended allowing women an equal right to pass on their nationality to adopted children. [118]
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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.
Constitution of Zimbabwe, as amended up to 20th June 2023 (PDF), 20 June 2023: Commissioned by: 2008–2009 Zimbabwean political negotiations: Author(s) Parliamentary Select Committee: Signatories: Robert Mugabe: Supersedes: Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 19) Act, 2008