Legal Analysis of Registration Fee Bill of Dowry over 14 Gold Coins Compared with the Couple's Financial System in France

Document Type : Original/ Research Article

Authors
maryam khanzadehpoor 1
Abbas karimi 2
1 PhD student in private law, Islamic Azad University, United Arab Emirates branch, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2 Professor in Department of Private Law, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
10.30497/flj.2023.244356.1901
Abstract
Ratifying a bill in the Judicial Commission of Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) on setting registration fee of Dowry over 14 gold coins in the time of registering marriage contract (Nikah), each spouse 50% , and depositing it into the Fund of Providing Dowry for Needy Couples, has put the family law on the threshold of drastic transformation. Although this change is made to serve the legal institution of marriage and reduce the amount of dowry as well as facilitate the marriage process, but its functionality is under serious doubt and even it appears that its negative consequences far outweigh any positives. Bills ratified without considering the rights of the parties in the marriage contract not only could provide a platform for men to abuse but also create unfavorable situation for women and causes girls and women as well as men be reluctant towards the marriage compared to the past. This is the fact that women may assume that marriage not only limit their freedoms, but also their life could also be faced with financial and economic threats. Thus, they gain fewer financial benefits in their common life and in order to get rid of a wrong and unsuitable marriage, they must sacrifice their ownership and sustainheavy and unfair costs. Therefore, it is highly recommended for new bills, while holding a compressive approach towards liberty and contractual rights, to provide the goals of the legal system and secure the rights of both parties. Consequently, the current study by descriptive- analytic approach and by collecting data from the library sources, while attempts to survey the fundamental and legal aspects of this bill, also provides solutions and suggestions with the view on the couple's legal system of in France.
Keywords
14 gold coins
legal analysis
Dowry
marriage
registration fee bill
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