Criminalization of Divorce and Muslim Women: A Reality Check of Triple Talaq Law, 2019 in India

The passing of the controversial Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act (MWA) 2019, commonly known as the Triple Talaq (divorce) Law, declared the pronouncement of instant triple talaq (oral irrevocable divorce) “illegal,” making it a criminal, cognizable and compoundable offense. The c...

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Main Author: Nazima Parveen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre d’Etudes de l’Inde et de l’Asie du Sud 2024-11-01
Series:South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/samaj/9501
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