Jumat, Juli 21, 2023

MA Prohibits Approval of Inter-Faith Marriage Applications

The Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung – "MA") has decided to issue a set of guidelines for judges regarding adjudication over inter-faith marriage registration cases through the issuance of Circular No. 2 of 2023 ("Circular 2/2023"), which has been in force since 17 July 2023.
Circular 2/2023 emphasizes that a valid marriage must be carried out in accordance with the religious and faith-based laws of each party to said marriage, as explicitly stipulated under Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2019 (collectively referred to as "Law 1/1974").
In this regard, Circular 2/2023 now mandates that district and high-court judges across the nation must not issue any approvals for any marriage registration applications that are submitted by mixed-faith couples.

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The Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung – "MA") has decided to issue a set of guidelines for judges regarding adjudication over inter-faith marriage registration cases through the issuance of Circular No. 2 of 2023 ("Circular 2/2023"), which has been in force since 17 July 2023.
Circular 2/2023 emphasizes that a valid marriage must be carried out in accordance with the religious and faith-based laws of each party to said marriage, as explicitly stipulated under Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2019 (collectively referred to as "Law 1/1974").
In this regard, Circular 2/2023 now mandates that district and high-court judges across the nation must not issue any approvals for any marriage registration applications that are submitted by mixed-faith couples.

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