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"Civil and Mixed Marriage" (in Arabic)
The brochure talks about the lack of civil marriage in Israel, where only religious parties have the authority to wed couples, and the legal details of a civil marriage abroad and its registration in Israel. One target group of the publication is couples with mixed religions, who cannot get married in Israel at all. A civil marriage abroad has surprising legal implications for the divorce procedures, explains the brochure. Same religion couples must still divorce in their religion`s court. Only mixed couples can be divorced in a civil procedure, as no religion has authority.
The brochure talks about the lack of civil marriage in Israel, where only religious parties have the authority to wed couples, and the legal details of a civil marriage abroad and its registration in Israel. One target group of the publication is couples with mixed religions, who cannot get married in Israel at all. A civil marriage abroad has surprising legal implications for the divorce procedures, explains the brochure. Same religion couples must still divorce in their religion`s court. Only mixed couples can be divorced in a civil procedure, as no religion has authority. Directory of Greek-Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Ecclesiastical Courts (in Arabic)
The Directory gives full contact information of the Greek-Orthodox and Greek-Catholic family courts in Israel. It also provides an overview over the legal authority and independence of the Ecclesiastical courts. In addition, Kayan has published the Greek-Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Canon laws on its website (in Arabic). With this first ever publication of this information in Israel, Kayan aims to counteract the inaccessibility and lack of transparency of the Ecclesiastical Courts that harms Christian women`s access to justice.
The Directory gives full contact information of the Greek-Orthodox and Greek-Catholic family courts in Israel. It also provides an overview over the legal authority and independence of the Ecclesiastical courts. In addition, Kayan has published the Greek-Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Canon laws on its website (in Arabic). With this first ever publication of this information in Israel, Kayan aims to counteract the inaccessibility and lack of transparency of the Ecclesiastical Courts that harms Christian women`s access to justice. 
