Iraq’s new Ja’afari Personal Status Code, passed by parliament on August 27, discriminates against women by favoring men in ...
Despite being illegal under article 10 of the Personal Status Law (1959), which governs all family matters for Muslims in Iraq, marriages entered into outside of the Personal Status Court continue to ...
An amendment to Iraq's 1959 Personal Status law could theoretically make it legal for girls as young as nine years old to get married. The proposal has drawn scrutiny worldwide. This amendment would ...
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