Browsing Faculty of Law by Subject "Muslim Marriage"

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    • Muslim divorce and the 1996 Divorce Amendment Act: The cart before the horse? 

      Moosa, Najma (De Rebus, 1999)
      The purpose of this article is to clarify some issues regarding Muslim divorces which have been the topic of debate in previous issues of De Rebus (1997 DR 495; 1998 (Jan) DR 55; 1998 (Aug) DR 31). The Divorce Amendment ...

    • Muslim Marriage and Divorce in Sri Lanka: Aspects of the relevant jurisprudence 

      Abduroaf, Muneer; Moosa, Najma (The Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Legal Studies, 2016)
      Muslims form 10 per cent of the Sri Lankan population. The country applies a mixed legal system. For many decades Muslim marriages and divorces have been governed by a separate piece of legislation. Courts in Sri Lanka ...

    • Muslim Personal Law (MPL) in review” 

      Mahomed, Ashraf; Moosa, Najma (Centre for Contemporary Islam UCT, 1999)
      Both the interim (1993) and final (1996) South African Constitutions now not only guarantee freedom of religion and belief but also makes provision within the Bill of Rights that legislation can be provided by the state ...