Family Law Reform, Gender Equality, and Underage Marriage: A View from Morocco and Jordan

doi:10.1080/15570274.2015.1075758

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Family Law Reform, Gender Equality, and Underage Marriage: A View from Morocco and Jordan

dc.contributor.author	Prettitore, Paul Scott
dc.date.accessioned	2015-12-28T20:39:07Z
dc.date.available	2015-12-28T20:39:07Z
dc.date.issued	2015-10-23
dc.description.abstract	Family codes in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region cover issues of personal status, which include marriage, divorce, child custody and support, alimony, and inheritance. In terms of marriage, codes usually cover such issues as marriage contracts, ownership of marital assets, responsibility for financial maintenance of the family, and the minimum age of marriage. There are different codes for different religions—primarily Islam and Christianity, but also Judaism—with varying degrees of similarity. Application of a respective code is based on the religion of the individual. The extent to which religious principles are reflected in respective family codes varies by country, and the extent to which certain principles are religious in nature is often open to debate. Civil marriage is rarely available, thus the vast majority of marriages are done through family courts. Many countries have specialized courts, either civil or religious, with jurisdiction over family law issues. This article explores the issue of marriage of minors as linked with the reform of family codes in Morocco and Jordan, and in particular the role of judicial bodies in providing a check on such marriages.	en
dc.identifier.citation	The Review of Faith & International Affairs
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/23529
dc.identifier.issn	1557-0274
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23529
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subject	family law
dc.subject	child marriage
dc.subject	underage marriage
dc.title	Family Law Reform, Gender Equality, and Underage Marriage	en
dc.title.subtitle	A View from Morocco and Jordan	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.type	Article de journal	fr
dc.type	Artículo de revista	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2017-04-23
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-06T11:02:30.835602Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Journal Article
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.externalcontent	External Content
okr.identifier.doi	10.1080/15570274.2015.1075758
okr.identifier.report	102533
okr.journal.nbpages	32-40
okr.language.supported	en
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.country	Jordan
okr.region.country	Morocco
okr.relation.associatedurl	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15570274.2015.1075758
okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Law
okr.topic	Law and Development::Law and Gender
okr.topic	Culture and Development::Cultural Policy
okr.volume	13(3)