some determinate service to such other person, whether for reward or not, and is not free
to change his status;
(c) Any institution or practice whereby:
(i) A woman, without the right to refuse, is promised or given in marriage on
payment of a consideration in money or in kind to her parents, guardian, family or
any other person or group; or
(ii) The husband of a woman, his family, or his clan, has the right to transfer her
to another person for value received or otherwise; or
(iii) A woman on the death of her husband is liable to be inherited by another
person;
(d) Any institution or practice whereby a child or young person under the age of 18 years,
is delivered by either or both of his natural parents or by his guardian to another person,
whether for reward or not, with a view to the exploitation of the child or young person or
of his labour.
Article 2
With a view to bringing to an end the institutions and practices mentioned in article 1 (c)
of this Convention, the States Parties undertake to prescribe, where appropriate, suitable
minimum ages of marriage, to encourage the use of facilities whereby the consent of both
parties to a marriage may be freely expressed in the presence of a competent civil or
religious authority, and to encourage the registration of marriages.
Section II.—The Slave Trade
Article 3
1. The act of conveying or attempting to convey slaves from one country to another by
whatever means of transport, or of being accessory thereto, shall be a criminal offence
under the laws of the States Parties to this Convention and persons convicted thereof
shall be liable to very severe penalties.
2. (a) The States Parties shall take all effective measures to prevent ships and aircraft
authorized to fly their flags from conveying slaves and to punish persons guilty of such
acts or of using national flags for that purpose.
(b) The States Parties shall take all effective measures to ensure that their ports, airfields
and coasts are not used for the conveyance of slaves.
3. The States Parties to this Convention shall exchange information in order to ensure the
practical co-ordination of the measures taken by them in combating the slave trade and
shall inform each other of every case of the slave trade, and of every attempt to commit
this criminal offence, which comes to their notice.
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