THE DYNAMICS OF MARRIAGE IN CONTEMPORARY WORLD

Abstract

Abstract

Marriage is an institution recognised across the globe.  Union of man and woman is founded on the principle of law that recognised it to be between a man and a woman, but today, universality of marriage institution is threatened and it is on the verge of collapsing due to the existence of other forms of marriage like; gay-marriage, or lesbianism, open-access marriage and right of transsexual persons after surgical procedures.  The objective of this paper is to examine the universality of marriage under different legal systems and see what can be done to preserve the sanctity of marriage despite the rising threat against the institute.  Findings shows that marriage is no longer between a man and a woman.  The study of new forms of marriage across different countries of the world, e.g., gay-marriage and lesbianism in countries like South Africa, USA, Europe and some Latin American countries, while “Open Access marriage” has just come up in Nigeria and some other African countries.  It was finally shown that advancement in technology has also contributed to the shift in marriage doctrine through surgical operation to become transsexual person.  The paper was however, concluded that marriage sanctity can be restored through strong institution and legal reform.