children already in marriages using a human rights based approach. The following are Parts of the Model Law:  Preamble;  Part I Preliminary Provisions;  Part II Restatement of Rights and Concepts Relating to the Child, Policies, Measures and Interventions;  Part III Prohibition of Betrothals and Child Marriage;  Part IV Measures and Intervention to Prevent Child Marriage;  Part V Measures and Interventions to Mitigate the Effects of Child Marriage;  Part VI Access to Data and Information, Public Awareness, Monitory and Evaluation; and  Part VII General Provisions, Offences and Enforcement. These Parts are based on well researched best practices contained in a variety of documents/articles and literature on child betrothals, child marriage and children already in marriage by UN bodies and renowned authors on the subject, see the Position Paper for an outline on the documents used and their authors. The following is a brief narration on the key sections of the Parts and what role they play in the Model Law, why the need to have them in the Model Law and how a drafter can use the content to draft national legislation which conforms to the style, form and structure of national legislation. 5.1 Preamble The preamble to the Model Law is meant to assist Member States put in context the issues and concerns relating to child marriage. The preamble outlines the underlining human rights basis of the law and the commitments that Member States of SADC have already made at regional, continental and international levels on child rights and eradication of child marriage. The preamble also expresses the concerns of SADC PF on the issue of child marriage, despite the various conventions on the rights of the child. SADC PF’s policy position is clearly articulated in the preamble. The context of the preamble sets the stage for the substantive provisions in the Model Law. The Scheduled international human rights instruments will help the legislative drafter identify the instruments for purposes of Page 8 of 78