The divorce law prescribed in the Marriage Registration Ordinance is based exclusively on the concept of matrimonial fault, while the Muslim and Kandyan law contain grounds based on the doctrine of fault as well as on irretrievable... more
The divorce law prescribed in the Marriage Registration Ordinance is based exclusively on the concept of matrimonial fault, while the Muslim and Kandyan law contain grounds based on the doctrine of fault as well as on irretrievable breakdown of marriage. This study attempts to establish the inappropriateness of the fault-based divorce law and adversarial divorce procedure, and to introduce an effective divorce law based on marital failure to better suit the socio-legal context in Sri Lanka.
The idea that Jesus taught “only one reason for divorce,” and that no divorce is achieved unless it is executed for that reason, is totally absurd! This doctrine has numerous hermeneutical problems and benefits no one but the devil, who... more
The idea that Jesus taught “only one reason for divorce,” and that no divorce is achieved unless it is executed for that reason, is totally absurd! This doctrine has numerous hermeneutical problems and benefits no one but the devil, who is the author of it (1 Tim. 4:1-3).
