Dr Mark Deng

McKenzie (Law) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne

Politics & Society

The real cost of paying for a bride

Bride price is a valued traditional marriage practice of the South Sudanese people, but its moral, economic and human rights consequences mean we may need to move away from the practice in both South Sudan and Australia

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