On 5 June 2025 Leontine Bruijnen will be defending her PhD on How can private international law bridge the gap between the recognition of unknown family relations such as kafala and child marriage for family law and migration law purposes?
At this occasion, we will have an expert seminar on Child marriage: root causes and questions of recognition
11.00: Welcome and introduction by Thalia Kruger, University of Antwerp
11.10: The Role of Customs and Traditions in Addressing Child Marriages in Tanzania: A Human Rights-Based Approach, by Esther Kayamba, Mzumbe University and University of Antwerp
11.25: The link between climate change and child marriage in Tanzania, by Agripina Mbilinyi, Mzumbe University and University of Antwerp
11.40: Framings used to Translate and Contextualize Global Norms on Child Marriage: The Case of Two Kebeles, Quarit Wereda, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, by Yitaktu Tibetu, Human Rights Lawer, Senior Gender Adviser and councillor psychologist
12.00: Perspective from Europe by Bettina Heiderhoff, University of Münster and Trui Daem, PhD researcher Ghent University
12.20: Debate and Q&A
12.50: End
To register, please email thalia.kruger@uantwerpen.be.