EU court rejects German ruling on Islamic divorce case
The European Union's top court has refused to endorse a court ruling in Germany that had recognized a divorce granted under the Islamic law to a Syrian-German couple.
The court ruled on Wednesday that the divorce granted in 2013 in Syria to Raja Mamisch and Soha Sahyouni, who married in Syria and live in Germany, was a private agreement and was not covered by the EU’s divorce regulations.
A state court in Munich had granted an application by Mamisch to have the divorce recognized in Germany, saying the EU's "Rome III" regulation applied to the case.
However, the Munich court asked for the European Court of Justice's opinion after Sahyouni launched an appeal. The EU court then ruled that Rome III did not apply to such "private" divorces and sent the case back to Germany, saying it should be decided under the national law. It said only divorces that had been granted by a national court or under the supervision of a public authority could be within the scope of the Rome III regulation.
The Munich court said after the EU ruling was issued that it would wait for the full European Court of Justice decision.
The case and the EU court ruling could affect Germany’s efforts to integrate more than a million refugees who have arrived in the country since early 2015 as part of a historic flow. Many of those refugees are Syrians who fled war in their country.
The government of German Chancellor Angela Merkel has faced backlashes over the liberal asylum policy as Merkel struggles to form a functioning coalition nearly three months after winning a fourth term in office.
Germany undecided on complying with ICC arrest warrants for Israeli war criminals
Scholz-Putin phone call opens ‘Pandora’s box’: Zelensky
Far-right German party calls for UN probe into ‘Berlin’s role’ in Nord Stream blasts
Hezbollah breaks record of anti-Israel ops; four million settlers run for their lives
Iran rejects involvement in murder of Israeli rabbi in UAE
‘Israel at dead end’: Army chief vows Iran’s lasting support for resistance
Hezbollah executes record 51 military operations against Israel in a single day
VIDEO | Intl. day to end anti-women violence: Female victims of Israeli attacks on Gaza, Lebanon remembered
Leader: Arrest warrant not enough, Netanyahu must be executed
VIDEO | Iraqi fighters conduct fresh retaliatory attacks on vital Israeli targets
Gaza hospital chief calls for help amid Israel’s ‘extermination campaign’
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
