Factors Affecting the Continuity of Marital Life in the light of the Iraqi Personal status Law: A Comparative Study

Section: RESEARCH
Issue
Vol. 24 No. 78 (2022): Volume 24 Issue 78
Published
Mar 1, 2022
Pages
1-54

Abstract

Marriage is still the most important social institution as it constitutes the core of the society. Thus, supporting and promoting the marital relationship is one of the main public policy concerns. As such, the law as a public policy instrument plays a prominent role in addressing and regulating marital contract. Marriage is supposed to be a firm covenant which is intended to be unbreakable. This paper examines what factors that contribute to marital success and how the law addresses the issue . The study looks at the aspects of the Iraqi Personal Status Law that constitute factors in the continuity of married life, and to identify the deficiencies in the law that might affect the marriage continuity. The study utilizes the comparative legal research method of the Iraqi personal status Law and the amended law of the Kurdistan Region Iraq.

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Author

ٍSherzad Sulaiman

Sharia Department, College of Islamic Science, Salahaddin University- Erbil

Identifiers

https://doi.org/10.33899/alaw.2022.172972
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