A separate hierarchy with its own appellate court, applying the Personal Status Law. Christian communities have their own recognised tribunals for the same subject matter. Jurisdiction therefore depends on the parties' religion, and mixed cases raise questions that the ordinary courts cannot resolve directly.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- specialised
- Court type
- Islamic personal-status courts
- Jurisdiction
- Marriage, divorce, custody, maintenance, waqf and inheritance for Muslims, with parallel councils for recognised Christian denominations.
- Seat
- Nationwide
- Established
- 1951
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