According to a study conducted by the Tahirih Justice Center, more than 200,000 children under age 18 were married between the years 2000 and 2015 in the United States. Although all states have statutory minimum age requirements for marriage, there are exceptions in some states that allow...

To curb the widespread disease of gender inequality and despotism of religion in the personal laws, the maker of the constitution tries to puta vaccine named Uniform Civil Code (“UCC”) which is still though at the embryonic stage, but held more credence than any reformative practice which...

In response to the obesity epidemic, much discussion in the public health and child advocacy communities has centered on restricting food and beverage marketing practices directed at children. This paper provides a brief overview of the science on the influence of marketing over children, and a...

The Constitution of India has been an outstanding document for protecting the rights and interest of its citizen. The children are no exception to it as various provisions, right from the Preamble, Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy to the present day judicial...

This article examines whether the hepatitis B vaccination mandate for infants and young children, which exists in 47 states, is constitutional. It reviews relevant judicial and statutory precedents, including constitutional precedents on autonomy, bodily integrity and medical decision making....

Sex ratio theory predicts that the net investment of parents in male and female offspring should be equal in a population. Thus, if the costs and/or benefits of raising one sex to maturity differ from the other sex, then the sex ratio may deviate from 50:50. If body size and/or condition are...

While the long-term consequences of early stunting on educational attainment and on school achievement tests are well-known, there is scarce evidence about the specific mechanisms through which early stunting leads to poorer educational outcomes, especially in LMIC contexts. We use unique data...