Somalia regulates registration of marriage officiants
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Shabellemedia
Somalia’s Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has issued new guidelines regulating the registration of marriage officiants and marriage procedures. They aim to structure the handling of marital disputes and call on judicial authorities, federal states and the Banadir regional administration to strengthen cooperation, according to the ministry as reported by Shabelle Media.
Somalia’s Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has issued new guidelines regulating the registration of marriage officiants and marriage procedures, Shabellemedia reports. The ministry said the individuals and institutions concerned must comply with them in order to establish a formal framework for handling marriage-related disputes.
It called on judicial authorities, the justice ministries of the federal member states, the Banadir regional administration and other institutions concerned to strengthen cooperation on issues related to marriage procedures.
Somalia had already announced plans to reserve the conduct of marriages for authorised individuals. The new guidelines follow that measure, described in the article on people authorised to conduct marriages.
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