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[asterroc]

Thanks to galbinus_caeli for the head's up, a German Islamic woman separated from her husband after he beat her. He then threatened to kill her with a knife, and she is sueing for a speedy divorce (less than 1 year of separation). The judge turned down the speedy divorce request saying that since they are of Morroccan Muslim origin, and the Koran states that a husband may discipline his wife as he sees fit, therefore beatings and death threats do NOT qualify as the "hardship" required for a speedy divorce under German Law.

I'm particularly interested to see what sammka and q10 have to say - you both always have interesting insights into how law and culture intersect.

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[allandaros.livejournal.com]

But the judge's justification for denying the speedy divorce is patently wrong. It's bringing Islam into the proceedings in a completely ludicrous way, resulting in:
a) the woman undergoing MORE hardship
b) Islam is getting more association with ridiculous misogynistic crap

The judge's ruling makes no sense based on the legal codes of Germany, either.

[sammka.livejournal.com]

I'm totally unfamiliar with German law - are you familiar with their legal codes? Could you elaborate?

It DEFINITELY would make no sense if this were an Anglo-American decision.