The amendment to Iraq’s Personal Status Law grants religious courts authority over marriage, divorce, and inheritance, risking child marriages and gender inequality. It contradicts international treaties like CEDAW and CRC, undermining decades of legal progress.
The overturning of Roe v. Wade has set a dangerous precedent, stripping women of reproductive rights and blurring the line between law and religious ideology. This decision threatens judicial stability, endangers lives, and undermines the core principles of liberty.
The Supreme Court in Smt. N. Usha Rani & Anr. v. Moodudula Srinivas (2025) upheld maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C., ruling that even in a void marriage, a woman is entitled to financial support if separation from her first husband is evident and prevents destitution.