{"id":11539,"date":"2025-01-23T20:11:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=11539"},"modified":"2025-01-23T20:11:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:11:35","slug":"iraqs-personal-status-law-sparks-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/01\/23\/iraqs-personal-status-law-sparks-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq\u2019s Personal Status Law Sparks Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Iraq is facing widespread controversy following the parliament\u2019s approval of amendments to the Personal Status Law and General Amnesty Law without holding an official vote.<\/p>\n<p>This move sparked a wave of outrage, particularly among lawmakers who described the event as a &#8220;farce.&#8221; MP Noor Nafi\u2019 stated that the council approved the law without a formal vote, pointing out that some members left the session in protest against the method used to pass the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The new law requires Muslim couples to specify their sect (Sunni or Shia) when entering into a marriage contract, allowing religious courts to intervene in personal status cases instead of civil courts. This change has caused widespread concern, as many believe it deepens sectarian divides and weakens Iraq\u2019s social fabric.<\/p>\n<p>Previous versions of the law were even more controversial, as they included provisions permitting child marriages as young as nine, which could be justified under Ja\u2019fari jurisprudence followed by some Shia Muslims.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the proposed amendments prohibit Muslim men from marrying non-Muslim women and grant greater authority to religious figures in managing personal status issues. Legal and human rights experts have warned that these provisions could undermine women\u2019s rights in Iraq, enabling, as they described, the \u201clegalization of marital rape\u201d and preventing women from leaving their homes without their husbands\u2019 permission.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11541\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11541 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hgfvglhk-hguvhrd.jpg\" alt=\"Iraq Personal Status Law\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hgfvglhk-hguvhrd.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hgfvglhk-hguvhrd-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hgfvglhk-hguvhrd-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Religious courts vs. civil courts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Human rights activist Inas Jabbar, a member of Coalition 188, described the amendments as a \u201creturn to centuries past,\u201d asserting that the law promotes sectarian symbols that threaten national unity. She added that passing such laws weakens the authority of civil courts and paves the way for religious dominance over social and legal life.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy extends beyond sectarianism to the law\u2019s impact on unregistered marriages. Many marriages in Iraq today are conducted by religious figures without official registration, raising questions about the legitimacy of these contracts and their impact on women and children.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, some lawmakers defended the law as a form of \u201creligious regulation\u201d that respects Iraqis\u2019 cultural and religious identity. MP Mohammed Anoos noted that the amended law sets the marriage age at 18 or 15 with parental and judicial consent, arguing that this measure aims to regulate marriage affairs within religious frameworks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11542\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11542 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mmm-1-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Iraq Personal Status Law\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mmm-1-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mmm-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mmm-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mmm-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">women\u2019s rights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, opponents argue that granting religious leaders and lawyers a four-month period to draft community-specific regulations raises concerns about increasing the influence of religious institutions at the expense of civil courts. They fear this development could reverse progress in freedoms and women\u2019s rights in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The law also reignites debates about the role of religious intervention in Iraqi legislation and whether this move paves the way for further sectarian and social division in a country already grappling with significant economic and political crises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Iraq is facing widespread controversy following the parliament\u2019s approval of amendments to the Personal Status Law and General Amnesty Law without holding an official vote. 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