Fight for recognition of Muslim marriages back in court

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The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) was tasked with the hearing of the President and the Minister of Justice’s appeal against the Western Cape High Court order instructing them to enact legislation to recognise Muslim marriages on 25 and 26 August 2020. This has been a twenty-year long journey for the Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) and for the hundreds of Muslim women who seek legal advice on how to protect their rights in marriages each year. Muslim women, unlike their counterparts in civil marriages, civil unions and customary marriages, do not have their marriages recognised and are unable to approach the Divorce Courts in order to obtain a divorce and ensure just and equitable distribution of the assets of the marriage.
Joining us online is Seehaam Samaai, Director of The Women's Legal Centre

27 Aug 2020 English South Africa Technology · News

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