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The Reformation of Greek-Orthodox Family Law: The Example of Jordan

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The Reformation of Greek-Orthodox Family Law: The Example of Jordan
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In one third of countries worldwide, family law is created, administered and applied not by the state but by individual religious communities. In this video, DÖRTHE ENGELCKE explores how this system operates in Jordan and considers the impact that it has on potential reform. Focusing on the Byzantine family code (the family law applied by the Greek Orthodox community, Jordan’s largest and oldest Christian community), Engelcke shows that reforms have been very minimal despite obvious inherent inequalities in long standing laws. * Engelcke demonstrates that state law pluralism makes it more difficult to implement reforms and she urges a greater focus on how family laws beyond Islamic family law require updating in order to protect the rights of women and other minorities. * This LT Publication is divided into the following chapters: 0:00 Question 3:48 Method 4:53 Findings 9:28 Relevance 11:02 Outlook