A new amendment to the conditions of civil courts linking Sunni and Shiite Baloagafin

A new amendment to the conditions of civil courts linking Sunni and Shiite Baloagafin


 Baghdad / Rahim Al Shammari

It rejected a number of civic organizations and activists to defend women's rights, on Monday, the draft amendment to the Personal Status Law in force No. (188) for the year (1959) amended, as Hdhirn linking the Personal Status Court Balcilan scientific Alafattaia Sunni and Shiite, they asserted raise a protest note to the UN United and international organizations in favor of rejection of the amendment.

She called a memorandum of protest that received the "long" a copy of which, all international organizations, the United Nations and the Iraqi government and the Presidency of the Council of Representatives and the Republic, to reject the sectarian legitimisation in the Personal Status Law in force, and to consider basing that article 41 of the stalled constitution, being part of the controversial articles listed in the amendments constitutional since 2006 was decided by so far, nor can any law based on the text of the legislation.
She stressed the memo that " the proposed amendment strikes at the core of the principle of equality between citizens provided for in Article 14 of the Constitution, and legitimizes sectarianism torn social fabric based on family intermarriage mixed relations, and threaten the unity and independence of the judiciary , which stipulated in articles 19, 87 and 88 of the Constitution by linking personal Status Court Balcilan scientific Alafattaia Sunni and Shiite, in addition to the bill contrary to the Principles of democracy provided for in Article 2 , item b, and contradicts Iraq 's international obligations and covenants of human rights treaties. "
She memo " in line with the fundamental principles recognized in the preamble to the Constitution in sectarianism against racism, discrimination and exclusion, and strive to promote national unity and respect for the rules of law, justice and equality, the civil society representatives of organizations and personalities signatories to the memorandum calls for the Presidency of the Council of Representatives and its committees and its members to the immediate withdrawal of the proposed amendment, and much need in the current transition period experienced by our people to achieve security and stability and the reform of the political process to adjust the sober laws, involving civil society organizations and persons with competence, in line with the principles of citizenship Of equal justice accessible for the benefit and the benefit of common to all citizens without discrimination and discrimination and to root out sectarian poisons and terror in our society.
Showed coordinated women network of Iraqi hope Kabashi in an interview for "term", that "discussion session organized by the Amal organization in Baghdad came out the importance of organizing advocacy campaigns for the withdrawal of the project amendment and the use of the media and legal affairs specialists to warn of the consequences of the seriousness of what is going on , and continue to object to the rejection and all proposed projects aimed at the family, community and stand up against violence, especially that the country is still experiencing armed conflicts and differences of
political. "
In the eyes of the human rights judge Hadi Aziz, he said that " the draft amendment is not the first and past years witnessed similar projects", calling for " the need to address this amendment as being completely contrary to the rule of constitutional 41, and deviate from the traditional norms and the goal is sound and approval is incorrect, discrimination and clear it, and contrary to the provisions of heavenly religions, creeds and nationalities themselves and targeting freedoms, and the current law best international specialists Arabs and foreigners certificate. "
In turn , he indicated the President of the Association of "Women and Future" Nada Jubouri administrative and legal irregularities included in the project Kaltbaah of the endowment and the particle out on the Laws and explicit violation of the Constitution, the fact that personal status and functions of the law of administrative bureaucracy. For her part, President of the Amal Association Hana Edwar "long", that " the memo will go to all official and international and global media agencies, and we will meet diplomatic missions and ambassadors of important countries that have influence in the stand with the Iraqi society in the face of ideas and opinions do not coincide with the diverse people of the valley of the spectrum Two Rivers. "
The activist Pascal Rose has said the "long", "What was the project unjust did not refer originally to go Christians, Yazidis and Mandaeans, and strive to pass the amendment of the law will create significant problems of Iraq in the indispensable and opens the door to conflicts between sects that characterize the nation and are proud Pantmaiadtha and Arakietna all of us. "
So called director of "reducing violence against women , " lawyer Rasha Khaled, to "pay attention to the problems of a more important project , which works by the House and its committees for the post Daesh criminal extreme of the presence of children and women who have fallen victim to terrorism and to encroach upon the divine religions are still without action formal and evidentiary items to prove their existence and identity. "
Khaled pointed out that " it was worthwhile to work with the legislative and judicial authorities to find a solution instead of going into the maze of personal and partisan goals."
According to the first article of the proposed amendment to the Personal Status Law that "Muslims are subject to the provisions of this law may submit a request to the Personal Status Court competent to apply the legal provisions of personal status according to the doctrine that followed him."
The competent people , the court is committed when issuing decisions in all matters dealt with in the provisions of the Personal Status Law by following what comes out of the Scientific Council in the Shiite Endowment, and the Council of Scientific and Alavtaia in the Sunni Endowment, and according to the doctrine of the husband, and the right to be a reason for the rule.
The Scientific Council is committed in the Shiite Endowment answer court Astadhahatha according to a famous Shiite Fiqh and fatwas of scholars media, and at the lack of goodwill taken the opinion of " the supreme religious authority) , " which is due to him in the most Shiite tradition in Iraq from the scholars of Najaf.
While the Scientific Council and Alavtaia committed in the Sunni Endowment Court for an answer Astadhahatha according to the famous of Sunni jurisprudence. To some extent explained by the judge Hadi Aziz in one of his articles.


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