TY - JOUR T1 - Sociocultural Context and Application of Criteria for Capacity to Marry JF - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law SP - 298 LP - 301 VL - 45 IS - 3 AU - Maisha K. Emmanuel AU - Michael H. Campbell Y1 - 2017/09/01 UR - http://jaapl.org/content/45/3/298.abstract N2 - We write to comment on the contribution of Glezer and Devido, which we found to be a cogent synopsis of the extant scholarship on the capacity to marry. The article raises several important matters that merit further consideration. In this commentary, we expand the discussion, emphasizing cultural and regional contexts. We submit that this is an important policy area, given the lack of capacity criteria for marriage both domestically and internationally. ER -