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The family code was revised in 2005, after then President Bouteflika announced stated, “I order the government to instate an ad hoc committee for the revision and redevelopment of the articles of said Code relating to divorce, which are open to interpretation […] to fill the gaps and ensure the protection of the rights of spouses and children.
The Algerian Family Code of 1984, according to Amnesty International, "imposed many serious limitations on women's rights, including the right to equality before the law and the right of self-determination". [10] Under Algerian law, nonspousal rape is illegal, but spousal rape is not.
In February 2005, the Nationality Code was amended by Ordinance No. 05-01, which granted women equality in passing on their nationality to their children or a foreign spouse. [74] [75] That same year the Family Code was amended to allow women the ability to marry foreigners, divorce, or retain marital property. [75]
Algerian Family Code; Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. Australian family law; Family Law Act (Canada) California Child Actor's Bill, or the Coogan Law; Family law system in England and Wales. Children Act of 1989; Malian Family Code; Mudawana, the Moroccan Family Code; The Philippines' Family Code of 1987; Nashim, the order of the ...
The Family Code of 1984 is based on conservative religious principles. While the law was modified by Ordinance No. 05-02 of 27 February 2005, it still maintains many discriminatory provisions. [42] The 1984 code had a growing tendency towards Islamic fundamentalism. Which in turn threatens women’s rights and privileges in Algeria.
Drif is the widow of former Algerian president Rabah Bitat. [2] Drif and Bitat went on to have three children, and now have five grandchildren. They were married until his death in 2000. Drif also remained politically active after the war. For example, she was involved in demonstrations against the Family Code in the 1980s. [24]
The Statute of 1947 was effectively nullified by the Special Powers Act of March 16, 1956, as part of France's response to the escalating Algerian War [10]. The Algerian Assembly was dissolved the following month, and Algeria was governed directly by French authorities until its independence in 1962 [ 11 ] .
Housing is a significant issue in Algeria, in the 2000s, the country had a deficit of some 125,000 units. [1] Researchers found that some 250,000 Algerians became homeless as a result of the 2003 Boumerdès earthquake. [2] Changes in family law in Algeria has led to an increase in women and children becoming homeless.