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Personal Status Issues |
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Algeria
No separate shari’a courts
A code for personal status cases implemented by courts of general jurisdiction
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Egypt
No special personal status or shari’a court
Special sections in regular courts deal with personal status cases according to religiously codified laws and sectarian laws
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Jordan
Handled by the religious court system, especially shari’a courts
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Kuwait
No separate shari’a judiciary
Handled by sections of civil courts according to religiously codified laws
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Lebanon
Handled by specialized confessional courts
Two shari’a courts, there are also courts for Christians, Druze and Jews
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Morocco
No separate shari’a courts
Judges have special training in shari’a and hear cases in designated chambers of the regular court system
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Palestine/ Palestinian National Authority
Handled by a special court system
Each religious community has its own courts
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Saudi Arabia
Shari’a laws have general jurisdictions, including jurisdiction over personal status issues
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Sudan
A unified personal status court system is implied in the 1998 constitution but not explicitly required
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Syria
- Separate court system for personal status cases
- Handled by religious courts for different religious communities
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Tunisia
- No separate shari’a or personal status judiciary
- Handled by specialized sections in the civil courts in accordance with codified law
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United Arab Emirates
Shari’a courts are dominant in personal status issues
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Yemen
No separate personal status courts
Handled by specialized chambers of the courts of general jurisdiction
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