LME3701 Assignment 2 (Research Proposal) Semester 1 2023 (678669)

LME3701 Assignment 2 (Research Proposal) Semester 1 2023 () 100% TRUSTED workings, explanations and solutions. For assistance call or us on . You are a candidate attorney at a law firm specialising in child justice. You sit in in a consultation with your principal, where the client is the grandparent of a 14-year-old girl. The grandmother explains that they are originally from Nigeria and recently moved to South Africa as a family with her adult children and grandchildren. She believes there is more opportunity for the family and a bright future for their grandchildren. They were particularly concerned about the high rate of child marriages there and did not want their granddaughter to be a victim of that. The grandmother is, however, very concerned as her 14-year-old granddaughter has recently been taken to the home of a 42-year-old man who intends to marry her. She has been informed that this is a cultural practice in South Africa called Ukuthwala and that it is legal, and that none of her granddaughter’s rights will be violated. Despite her parents agreeing with the arrangement, the granddaughter does not want to marry the 42-year-old man. You are tasked with researching the law on child marriage and, specifically, the practice of ukuthwala in South Africa, looking at the Constitutional rights that play a role in the debate surrounding cultural practices such as these. The position on child marriages in Nigeria will also be relevant should you choose the comparative approach (see explanation below). Write a draft research proposal for a prospective post-graduate study on the topic setting out how the law deals with such issues. Focus on the legislative framework, law reform commission reports, case law and writings by scholars. Make sure to also focus on the relevant Constitutional rights that play a part in the debate on these issues.