The amendments to Iraq's personal status law allow clerics to rule on marriages based on their interpretation of Islamic law.

IRAQ has effectively legalised child marriage, with girls as young as nine being able to marry after amendments to decades old laws. The change on Tuesday has increased the interpretation of ...

The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce and inheritance.

Family matters - including marriage, divorce and inheritance - will now be under the control of Islamic courts, which some ...

Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that ...

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