In 216,Musawah began preparing tables for legislative frameworks,case law,policies,procedures and practices on 12 issues related to family laws. Legislative amendments have demonstrated,in a number of contexts in Muslim-majority countries,that these laws are based primarily on jurisprudence,not Sharia,so they are not divine,or immutable,but on the contrary,change is strongly required,in order to respond to the current reality.
This table reviews the family laws in Jordan. It was prepared with the help of local experts and activists,and the work is still ongoing,taking into account the nature of development in family laws around the world. You can also read