The judgment will also benefit spouses in Muslim marriages, which were legally recognised in a 2022 Constitutional Court judgment.
Articles on Muslim marriage
Displaying all articles
The Marriage Bill should strike a balance between preserving non-discriminatory cultural and religious practices and promoting liberal values.
To afford sufficient protection to marginalised people in society - such as women in minority religious communities - the state must recognise and regulate religious marriages in a nuanced way.
Both South Africa’s courts and its legislature have failed to do their bit in creating a culturally diverse society.
The case for changing English marriage laws.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Legal Pluralism, Religious Family Laws, and Human Rights, University of Cape Town
-
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology & Research Associate, SOAS, University of London
-
Emeritus Professor of Private Law, University of Cape Town
-
Professor of African legal pluralism, University of the Western Cape