Zalfa's questions on the personal status laws
Abstract
This document contains answers to questions about the personal status laws which, in Lebanon, are confessional laws that organize the personal status such as the matters of marriage, divorce, custody, guardianship, alimony and inheritance. This booklet is divided into two parts: Christian personal status laws and Muslim personal status laws. The content of this booklet is aimed at shedding the light on the most important axes of these laws and on the matters that are relevant to women and that K AFA had simplified as much as possible to make them available to all. This information is a reference material to married and unmarried women. It shall help them understand these laws and how unfair they are to women’s rights on more than one level. Women seldom ask about their rights under the current laws before marrying and they are later on surprised when marital problems occur and they bring the matter before court. This booklet can help create a better knowledge of the current personal status laws and raise awareness without necessarily waiting for problems to occur
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CAWTAR
| 2017-12-22 11:54:12
Document Type
Laws
Source
KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation
Keywords :
Personal status laws//Gender-based violence//Sexual Violence//Domestic violence//Violence against women// Family Planning conditions // Issues of marriage//Divorce// Custody// Alimony//Inheritance// Guardianship// Domestic violence// Marital rights protection// law//Psychological violence // // Physical violence//Sexual violence//Beatings // Economic violence // Penal Code