Muslim marriage contracts (self-paced online course)

In South Africa, religious marriages are not legally recognised. This leaves many parties in minority religious communities, especially those in Muslim marriages, without legal protection.

It is hoped that after completing this course, participants will have acquired sufficient knowledge of Muslim family law and marriage laws in South Africa to enable them to draft a Muslim marriage contract that will afford adequate protection for the parties.

Sign up at any time and work at your own pace to learn more about the legal aspects of Muslim marriage contracts!

Course objectives

When you have completed this course, you should be able to:

• Describe the historical context of Muslim and other religious marriage laws
• Describe why Muslim and other religious marriages need to be legally recognised
• Understand some of the features of a Muslim marriage that should be regulated in a contract
• Identify the clauses that can be incorporated into a Muslim marriage contract

Presenter

Professor Waheeda Amien is an expert in Family Law and Human Rights, particularly Religious Family Laws, and her research places special focus on Muslim Family Law. She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students in UCT's Faculty of Law. Her research interests include Family Law, Religion, Gender Equality, and Legal Pluralism.

When?

The course is self-paced, so you can register at any time and work through the material at your own schedule. The course has an estimated learning time of five hours.

Your access to the course will be valid for 12 months after you have paid for your registration, so you have 12 months in which to complete the course.

How much?

R2,600 per participant

Certificate

A certificate of participation from UCT will be awarded to students who complete the course.

SIGH UP HERE: Muslim marriage contracts | University of Cape Town (uct.ac.za)