Malaysia – Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984
November 2, 2021
Articles 14 and 23 of Malaysia’s Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984 allow a man to have more than wife. Coun...
Lebanon – Personal Status Law of the Catholic Sects, 1949
November 2, 2021
Articles 123, 124 and 125 of Lebanon’s Personal Status Law of the Catholic Sects, 1949 provide that the rights and duties o...
Afghanistan – Shia Personal Status Law of 2009
November 2, 2021
Article 123 of Afghanistan’s Shia Personal Status Law of 2009 provides that the household’s supervision is solely the...
Burundi – Decree-Law No. 1/024 of 28th April 1993 amending the Code of the Person and the Family
November 2, 2021
Article 122 of Burundi’s Code of Persons and the Family provides that the husband is head of the family. Country: Buru...
Israel – Rabbinical Courts Jurisdiction (Marriage and Divorce) Law (5713-1953
November 2, 2021
Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Israel’s Rabbinical Courts Jurisdiction (Marriage and Divorce) Law (5713-1953) cede jurisdiction over...
Indonesia – Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage
November 2, 2021
Article 3(1) of Indonesia’s Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage permits a man to have more than one wife. Country: Ind...
Japan – The Civil Code
November 2, 2021
REPEALED! In December 2022, Japan abolished the discriminatory waiting period for re-marriage altogether. This change will ta...
Jordan – Personal Status Law No. 36 of 2010
November 2, 2021
Article 61 of Jordan’s Personal Status Law No. 36 of 2010 provides that a wife who works outside the home is entitled to al...
Kenya – The Marriage Act No. 4 of 2014
November 2, 2021
Sections 2, 3 and 6 of Kenya’s Marriage Act No. 4 of 2014 allow a man to have more than one wife. The Marriage Act No. 4 of...
India – The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
November 2, 2021
Section 6 of India’s Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 provides that the natural guardian of a Hindu minor boy or u...
Algeria – The Family Code of 1984 modified by Ordinance No. 05-02 of 27 February 2005
November 2, 2021
Articles 8, 11, 30, 48, 53 and 54 of Algeria’s Family Code of 1984 restrict women’s rights in marriage by permitting poly...
Thailand – Criminal Code, B.E 2499 (1956)
November 2, 2021
Section 277 of Thailand’s Criminal Code, B.E 2499 (1956) provides marital immunity for sexual intercourse with girls under ...