Jurisprudential - legal studies of woman and family

Jurisprudential - legal studies of woman and family

Jurisprudential Review of the Necessity of Testimony and Its Conditions by Emphasizing the Condition of Justice in Judicial Divorce

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 PhD Student in Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, Mahallat Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahallat, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, Qom University, Qom, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
4 ****Assistant Professor, Department of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, Mahallat Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahallat, Iran
Abstract
Divorce in absentia by court order is one of the ways of separation between the spouses that the ruler of Sharia performs at the request of the wife, in such a way that the wife with the aim of fulfilling her rights and removing bewilderment, by referring to the judge, demands the issuance of the divorce decree. This is a long-standing issue and has always been the subject of discussion among the jurists of the five denominations. Therefore, the main question of the present article is: Is "justice" conditional on the testimony of witnesses to such a divorce? What are the effects and characteristics of such testimony? Obviously, one of the methods of securing the wife's rights in such matters is the action of the ruler of Sharia to bring the wife to her religious and legal rights. Accordingly, the present paper has analyzed the issue using the descriptive-analytical method and relying on authentic religious sources. The conclusion is that the necessity of the condition of "justice" for the male witnesses and its legal effect in the realization of this type of divorce indicates that for proving the justice of an individual, recognizing his justice by good appearance and customary reputation is sufficient and its religious and legal responsibility is upon the discerner. And if the justice is not recognized, the divorce will be void, but the verdict will remain valid.
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Volume 3, Issue 5 - Serial Number 5
September 2020
Pages 51-74

  • Receive Date 09 September 2020
  • Revise Date 27 December 2020
  • Accept Date 24 February 2021