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EDAD LEGAL [2 records]

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Record 1 2020-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Official Documents
  • Social Law
  • Islamism
CONT

Inside the Islamic Republic, sigheh marriages are controversial. Critics complain that they are a form of legalised prostitution, while supporters argue that the short-term marriage contracts (which can last anywhere from a few minutes to 99 years) are a pragmatic loophole in a country that criminalises extra-marital sex; offering legitimacy and a right to inheritance for children.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents officiels
  • Droit social
  • Mahométisme
OBS

[Pratique qui] consiste à contracter un mariage musulman pour une durée déterminée convenue entre l'homme et la femme. Une union allant d'une heure minimum, à un jour, à une semaine, et jusqu'à 99 ans au maximum, et pouvant être immédiatement consommée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Documentos oficiales
  • Derecho social
  • Islamismo
CONT

En algunos países son posibles los matrimonios temporarios a través de un contrato matrimonial a corto plazo, conocido como "siqueh" en Medio Oriente y el norte de África. Esto, combinado con una edad legal baja para el matrimonio, significa que es posible sortear el acto ilegal de la prostitución infantil.

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Record 2 2007-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

reunification of families, reunion of families: terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

OBS

family reunification: terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
DEF

Pratique administrative consistant à autoriser la venue [dans un pays d'accueil] des familles de travailleurs immigrés bénéficiant de cartes de séjour de longue durée, pour des raisons humanitaires.

OBS

Réunification des familles semble se répandre de plus en plus.

OBS

réunion des familles, réunification des familles : terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada et la Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié (CISR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciudadanía e inmigración
CONT

Reunificación familiar. La legislación española reconoce el derecho de la extensión de asilo para "los ascendientes y descendientes de primer grado y al cónyuge del refugiado, o a la persona que se halle ligado por análoga relación de afectividad y convivencia, salvo los casos de separación legal, divorcio, mayoría de edad o independencia familiar, en los que se valorará, por separado, la situación de cada miembro de la familia.

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