Malaysia: Stemming the 'I divorce you' trend
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Sisters in Islam Malaysia was one of the first Muslim countries to provide for divorce to take place only in court. But in 1994 the law was amended to allow the registration of divorces outside courts, thus defeating the original intent & spirit of the 1984 law reform.
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http://www.sistersinislam.org.my/zai-6Oct06.htm
Submitted on Thu, 11/02/2006 - 01:00
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