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Morocco introduces family law reforms to expand women’s rights

JURIST

Moroccos justice and Islamic affairs ministers unveiled significant reforms to the countrys family law on Tuesday in Rabat, marking the first comprehensive review of the Moroccan Family Code in 20 years. A communication meeting was held on Tuesday to inform the public of the reforms, outlining the main amendments proposed.

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How is family law changing in the ‘New Normal’?

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It has also meant that there has been a resetting process in many other aspects of life, and family law is one of them. To provide further insight, Kerry Smith, Partner of K J Smith Solicitors , shares advice and knowledge of what has changed in the world of Family Law, and what it means for you. Grounds for divorce.

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Abu Dhabi introduces personal status law for non-Muslim foreigners, shakes up domestic and international family law

Conflict of Laws

The law carries forward a series of recent legal reforms that aim at providing greater legal certainty for the country’s large expatriate population. The law’s novelty lies in the fact that it combines aspects of substantive and international family law. Multinationalism and its challenges for family law.

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Arizona’s Alternative Business Structure Program Improved Access To Justice For Tort Victims And Possibly Large Companies

Above The Law

It is unlikely they will expand into new practice areas such as immigration, family law, criminal defense, debt collection, and eviction matters. In addition to establishing ABS ownership models, these committees considered establishing nonlawyer practitioners who would practice exclusively in underserved practice areas.

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Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation on Civil Family Law and Muslim Foreigners: Has the Tide Turned?

Conflict of Laws

Written by Lena-Maria Möller , College of Law, Qatar University The recent introduction of a civil family law regime in the United Arab Emirates – the first of its kind in the region – has attracted considerable attention, both on this blog and beyond. [1] 2] It should be noted here that with the introduction of Law No.

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The Motherhood Penalty And The Practice Of Law

Above The Law

The work family narrative has prevailed in many different avenues of the legal profession, with the main culprit of endorsement being the culture surrounding the practice of law. Faith Bentley is in her second year at the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville.

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Trending Topics in German PIL 2024 (Part 1 – Illegal Gambling and “Volkswagen”)

Conflict of Laws

Part 1 – Illegal Gambling and “Volkswagen” I will start with the two areas that are mainly questions of Rome I and Rome II while in my follow-up post I will focus on the three areas that are not harmonized by EU law (yet) and are mainly questions of family law.