Factors Affecting the Continuity of Marital Life in the light of the Iraqi Personal status Law: A Comparative Study

Abstract

Marriage is still the most important social institution as it constitutes the core of the society. Thus, supporting and promoting the marital relationship is one of the main public policy concerns. As such, the law as a public policy instrument plays a prominent role in addressing and regulating marital contract. Marriage is supposed to be a firm covenant which is intended to be unbreakable. This paper examines what factors that contribute to marital success and how the law addresses the issue . The study looks at the aspects of the Iraqi Personal Status Law that constitute factors in the continuity of married life, and to identify the deficiencies in the law that might affect the marriage continuity. The study utilizes the comparative legal research method of the Iraqi personal status Law and the amended law of the Kurdistan Region – Iraq.

Keywords

• marital life
• factors contributing to marital success
• iraqi personal status law
• amended personal status law of kurdistan iraq