Australia Marriage Act
Marriage Act
- Collection Type:
- Legal Materials
- Country:
- Australia
- Creator:
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Year:
- 1961
Marriage Act
Full citation: Ostrom, E. (2011). Background on the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework. Policy Studies Journal, 39(1), 7-27.
Full Citation: Agarwal, B., "Bargaining and Gender Relations: Within and Beyond the Household," FCND Discussion Paper No. 27 (IFPRI 1997).
Chinese Title: 北京市实施《妇女权益保障法》办法
This Code of Persons and Family was enacted in 2004 and is usually cited as the 2004 Code of Persons and Family. However, there may also be citations to the same law as the 2002 Code of Persons and Family. This is likely because the National Assembly passed the law in 2002, but then the President signed the law in 2004.
While Family law in Benin is governed by the 2004 Code of Persons and Family. In practice, although customary law is no longer recognized by the courts, women continue to be subject to the Coutumier du Dahomey. The Coutumier du Dahomey is a collection of customs and rules codified in 1931 when Benin was a French colony known as French Dahomey.