
Country Table – Jordan
In 2016, Musawah began compiling country tables containing an overview of legislative frameworks, available case law, policies, procedures and practices…
Arabs make up the vast majority (98%) of the population of Jordan. The official religion is Islam, and the majority are Sunni Muslims (92%). The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a parliamentary monarchy. The King is the head of the three authorities (executive, national assembly, and judiciary), he also serves as the supreme commander of the armed forces.
Legislative powers fall within the authority of the national assembly (The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies), in cooperation with the executive authority. Courts are divided into three categories: civil courts, religious courts, and special courts. Religious courts are of two kinds: The Sharia Courts and the Tribunals of Other Religious Communities. Sharia Courts have executive jurisdiction in respect of matters of personal status of Muslims, cases concerning blood money (Diya), and matters pertaining to Islamic endowments (waqfs). Sharia Courts apply provisions of the Sharia law (Article 106 of the Constitution).
تعليمات منح الإذن بالزواج لمن أكمل الخامسة عشرة سنة شمسية من عمره ولم يكمل الثامنة عشرة
SDG
Amended on 31st December 2001, according to which the minimum age of marriage was increased to 18 years old for both men and women.
Women were given the rights to divorce themselves out of the marriage if the marriage contract allows for this by mutual agreement, or she can abandon her financial rights (iftida’)
In 2016, Musawah began compiling country tables containing an overview of legislative frameworks, available case law, policies, procedures and practices…
This country page was prepared by Amal Haddadin, Legal Consultant for The Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW), as a collaboration under the Campaign for Justice in Muslim Family Laws