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In Canada, both bigamy (article 290 of the Criminal code of Canada) [147]) and de facto polygamy (article 293 of the Criminal Code) [148] are illegal, but there are provisions in the property law of at least the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that consider the possibility of de facto multiple marriage-like situations (e.g. if an already ...
The Code of Muslim Personal Laws, otherwise known as Presidential Decree No. 1083, was enacted by President Ferdinand Marcos on February 7, 1977. The decree was enacted upon the advice of the now-defunct Commission on National Integration since Muslims (along with non-Christian indigenous peoples) would have only been allowed to get married under their customs and traditions until 1980 as ...
Under civil law marriages (regulated by the Marriage Act), any marriage in addition to an already existing one is invalid (but not criminalised). Sudan: Bigamy or polygamy is legal for men. Taiwan: Illegal. Up to five years' imprisonment. Thailand: Prior to October 1, 1935, polygamy in Thailand could be freely practised and recognised under ...
The Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) Act 2018-02-02: 10969: Amending the "National Irrigation Administration Act" or RA 3601: Free Irrigation Service Act 2018-02-07: 10970: Declaring Every August 25 as the National Tech-Voc Day 2018-02-07: 10971: Creating a Barangay: Barangay Poblacion 3 2018-02-22: 10972
No. Title / Description Date signed Ref. 1 Abolishing the Presidential Anti Corruption Commission and the Office of the Cabinet Secretary.: June 30, 2022 [1]2 Reorganizing and Renaming the Presidential Communications Operations Office and its Attached Agencies into the Office of the Press Secretary, Abolishing the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson, and for Other Purposes
Mayle v. Orr et al, 17-cv-00449, [22] brought by Kenneth Mayle in U.S. District 7 (Northern Illinois) seeking to strike Illinois laws on Bigamy, [23] Adultery, [24] [25] [26] and Fornication [27] based on religious beliefs, practice, and philosophies of Satanism and Thelema including Enochian Sex Magick. The complaint claims these laws violate ...
First enacted in 1930, it remains in effect today, despite several amendments thereto. It does not comprise a comprehensive compendium of all Philippine penal laws. The Revised Penal Code itself was enacted as Act No. 3815, and some Philippine criminal laws have been enacted outside of the Revised Penal Code as separate Republic Acts.
Davis v. Beason, 133 U.S. 333 (1890), was a United States Supreme Court case affirming, by a 9–0 vote, that federal laws against polygamy did not conflict with the free exercise clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.