Increased access to education, better nutrition, and greater access to family planning services are more likely to tackle the problem than increasing the age of marriage.

The clamour for the death penalty in the December 2012 case started early. While few people sought to avenge the act, the popular argument has been that the death penalty will deter gender-based violence.

The rule of law is not an egalitarian concept and its history demonstrates that it not underlain by gender neutrality.