محكمة المواد الشخصية

Arabic translation: Court of Personal Status

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English term or phrase:محكمة المواد الشخصية
Arabic translation:Court of Personal Status
Entered by: Mona Helal

07:37 Nov 18, 2003
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English term or phrase: محكمة المواد الشخصية
Name of a court in Iraq, appearing as the authority issuing a marriage contract.

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Mona Helal
Local time: 01:29
Court of Personal Status
Explanation:
Take a look at the following page:

http://www.undp-pogar.org/countries/iraq/judiciary-pw.html

Iraq: Judiciary

The judicial structure that is administered by the Ministry of Justice is divided into three chief departments: the Civil Courts, Courts of Personal Status, and Criminal Courts... The Courts of Personal Status have jurisdiction in all matters of first instance related to personal status of Muslims, including family, marriage, and inheritance.
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Fuad Yahya
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4Court of Personal Status
Fuad Yahya
5 +1Court of Personal Matters
Sam Shalalo
5 +1Court of Personal Status for non-Muslims
Zahraa Omar
4 +1The Religious Court
Saleh Ayyub
5Family law court
Musab Hayatli


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The Religious Court


Explanation:
Hi Mona,

I had translated it as the Religious Court in Iraqi marriage contracts. I used to call it the Personal Court, but some had corrected to me as the Religious Court.


Regards

Saleh

Saleh Ayyub
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Local time: 03:29
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agree  Zahraa Omar: I partially agree. It is a Religious Court, but it is also a Personal Status Court. A personal Status Court for non-Muslims.
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Court of Personal Status


Explanation:
Take a look at the following page:

http://www.undp-pogar.org/countries/iraq/judiciary-pw.html

Iraq: Judiciary

The judicial structure that is administered by the Ministry of Justice is divided into three chief departments: the Civil Courts, Courts of Personal Status, and Criminal Courts... The Courts of Personal Status have jurisdiction in all matters of first instance related to personal status of Muslims, including family, marriage, and inheritance.


    Reference: http://www.undp-pogar.org/countries/iraq/judiciary-pw.html
Fuad Yahya
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agree  Abdelazim Abdelazim
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agree  AhmedAMS
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محكمة المواد الشخصية
Family law court


Explanation:
You will also find it under this term in some areas.

Musab Hayatli
Local time: 16:29
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Court of Personal Matters


Explanation:
This is the literal translation. However, it could be "Court of Personal Statutes" or "Court of Vital Statistics"

Sam Shalalo
Australia
Local time: 01:29
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

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agree  AhmedAMS
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Court of Personal Status for non-Muslims


Explanation:
It is a personal status court for non-Muslims in Iraq

محكمة المواد الشخصية تنظر دعاوى جميع الطوائف العراقية غير المسلمة


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Zahraa Omar
Local time: 17:29
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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agree  Sam Berner: Yes, that qualification is important, because the Court for Muslims has a different name.
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