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The Marriages Act (Shona: Mutemo weWanano; [9] Northern Ndebele: uMthetho woMtshado), [a] enacted in 2022 by the Parliament of Zimbabwe, defines civil marriage as "[being] monogamous, that is to say, it is the lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of all others and no person may contract any other marriage during the subsistence of a ...
Zimbabwe does not recognise same-sex marriage or civil unions. In 2013, the Zimbabwe Constitution was amended to define marriage as being between a man and a woman. [17] In May 2019, Mnangagwa's Cabinet approved amendments to Zimbabwean marriage law, which would ban both child marriages and same-sex marriages, lining it with the Constitution. [18]
Polygamy in Zimbabwe was traditionally practised by the tribal chiefs as a means of elevating their social standing, though they would typically only take two or three wives. [3] According to a 2008 William & Mary Law School study, an estimated 18 percent of Zimbabwean women belong to polygamous marriages. [ 2 ]
In addition, on 28 June 2022 in the case Women's Legal Centre Trust v President, the Constitutional Court handed down an order that declared the Marriage Act and the Divorce Act inconsistent with sections 9, 10, 28 and 34 of the Constitution due to their failure to recognize marriages solemnised under sharia. The declaration of constitutional ...
The amendment also changed the basis of acquisition of nationality to birth in Zimbabwe to a Zimbabwean removing jus soli provisions for foreigners and protections for foundlings and against statelessness. [118] In 2001, the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act was amended allowing women an equal right to pass on their nationality to adopted children. [118]
The Act also gives new protections to cohabitating couples, both same-sex and opposite-sex. [157] A referendum that took place on 22 May 2015 has amended the Irish constitution to make same-sex marriage legal. [158] The Marriage Act 2015 was signed into law on 29 October 2015. [159]
The Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Bill 2022, [1] [2] commonly known as the Patriotic Bill is a Zimbabwean law that criminalises damaging the national interest of the country or critique of the Government of Zimbabwe. [3] [4] The bill became law on May 31, 2023. [3]
The Respect for Marriage Act passed with a vote of 258 Yeas–169 Nays (1 present and 4 not voting) [80] on December 8, 2022, and was signed into law by President Biden on December 13, 2022. [81] A total of 39 Republicans joined all 219 Democrats in voting to pass the bill; [ 82 ] U.S Representative Adam Kinzinger intended to vote yes but was ...