Dominica

Section 29(2) states that any marriage solemnised or celebrated between persons either of whom is under the age of sixteen years shall be null and void. Section 30 indicates in which cases the marriage shall take place with consent of a parent or a guardian. 

The law defines the crime of domestic violence. It is noted that the definition given is wide in that “financial abuse” is included as a form of violence. The Act also affords various kinds of injunctive relief in the form of Protection, Occupation and Tenancy Orders.

An Act to make provisions whereby every employer is required to provide each employee within the application of this Act with a written contract specifying certain particulars of his employment; to provide the contents of a basic labour contract, and for the purposes connected therewith.