The Personal Status (Roman Orthodox) Act

The Personal Status (Syrian Orthodox) Act

The Personal Status (Druze) Act

The Personal Status (Armenian Orthodox) Act

The Personal Status (Evangelical Courts) Act

Dissolution of marriage in the Syrian Personal Status Act

Article 157

This Act, however, is inoperative by virtue of article 308 of the Personal Status Act.

Christians, Jews and other minorities are covered partly by the Personal Status Law, partly the Civil Law and partly their own personal status legal systems.

The personal status laws for the Christian communities regulate the question of the dower, although, in practice, the dower is non existent.

In the Personal Status Act, inheritance is based in principle on the Qur an and is regulated by the following articles

The Commission also formed a committee of legal experts to study the Personal Status Act and draft a family law.

The Civil Status Act

Despite the positive climate, however, provisions that discriminate against women still exist in various laws relating to the family and women's personal lives, such as the Nationality Act, the Personal Status Act and the Penal Code.

Despite the positive climate, however, discriminatory articles still remain in certain laws relating to the family and the life of women, such as the Nationality Act, the Personal Status Act and the Penal Code.

In cases where no provision is made, the current Personal Status (Druze) Act refers the cadi to the provisions of the Islamic Shariah (Hanafite school of law).

The Committee is concerned that no unified personal status law exists in the country and that each Lebanese citizen is subject to the laws and courts pertaining to his or her religious community in regard to the regulation of personal status.

Part VI of the Personal Status (Catholics) Act provides for parental authority and supervision of the children until they reach adulthood in articles 119 to 138

The Congolese Family Code enshrines discrimination against married women.

All of the personal status laws for the Christian community make provision for such maintenance.

It notes the statement by the delegation that a commission is currently considering amendments to the personal status laws and that the provisions of the Penal Code with regard to honour crimes are currently being revised (arts. 3, 6 and 26).

The Personal Status Act promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 59 of 1953 and its explanatory note, as amended by Act No. 34 of 1975, together with the ratio legis of the amendment to the original

The State party should review its laws in order to ensure equality between men and women in matters of personal status, and to eliminate any discrimination against women in the Penal Code.

A single, secular, national Civil Code governing personal status was essential to strengthen equality in society and to help the Government in its implementation of the Convention.

Furthermore, article 308 of the Jordanian Penal Code lowers the sentence against the perpetrator if a legal and correct marriage contract is forged between him and the victim.

Act No. 34 of 1975, together with the ratio legis of

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Article 45 of the Syrian Personal Status Act promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 59 of 1953 and the explanatory note thereto, as amended by Act No. 34 of 1975, together with the ratio legis of the amendment to the original, provides that

In the Personal Status (Muslims) Act, the marriageable age is specified in article 16, as follows The age of eligibility for marriage is 18 years in the case of young men and 17 years in the case of young women.

(21) The Committee notes with concern that the Personal Status Act allows children aged 15 to marry, and that early marriage of girls, sometimes below the age fixed by the law, persists.

The dower is regulated by nearly all of the personal status laws for the Christian communities, although, in practice, the dower is non existent.

In the field of family law, important international agreements have been negotiated.

According to the representative, no uniform personal status law applied to all Lebanese. Instead, each Lebanese citizen was subject to the personal status laws and courts of one of the 18 recognized religious communities regulating matters such as marriage, parenthood and inheritance.

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However, some provisions of Muslim personal law had been modified.

The Personal Status laws that regulate women's rights and roles within the family in the Occupied Palestinian Territory are not unified.

Israel upholds its reservation to article 16 regarding personal status laws due to commitments to religious communities in Israel.

(a) The Personal Status laws that regulate women's rights and roles within the family in the OPT are not unified.

With regard to incest, article 286 of the Jordanian Penal Code stipulates that, Incestuous actions shall only be pursued upon the complaint of a male relative or an in law, up to the fourth degree kinship. Therefore, neither the victim nor a female relative can file a complaint.

Under article 1 of the Family Code, only marriages registered with the civil registry office are recognized.

The personal freedom of Palestinians was endangered by large scale arrests and detention, prison conditions were poor and allegations of torture continued.

(9) The Committee reiterates its deep concern about discrimination suffered by women in matters of personal status.

The political vision of a terrorist organization is decided by the leadership, which, generally, is never more than five to seven people.

The Committee calls upon the State party to develop and implement comprehensive educational measures and awareness raising campaigns on the provisions of the Personal and Family Code and on other laws designed to eliminate discrimination against women so as to achieve full compliance with their provisions.

They also asked for information concerning the work of the commission established to review the Moudawana (Code of Personal Law) in the field of the advancement of the status of women, and concerning the new Labour Code.