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| Region | Afghanistan |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Mar 28, 1949 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1949, the 1949 Marriage Law came into effect, becoming the first marriage law in Afghanistan to define marriage as between a man and a woman. Eleven years later, the 1960 Marriage Law came into effect and fully replaced previous family and marriage laws, though it still required marriage to have the consent of the bride and the groom, which is interpreted to mean that only heterosexual marriages were allowed. In 1971, Afghanistan's Law on Marriage (1971) was enacted. Article 25 states: “The marriage certificate is a document of man and woman which proves the contract of marriage.” In 1977, the 1977 Civil Code took effect, and is the current law governing marriage in Afghanistan. Article 60 defines marriage as a contract between a man and a woman. |
| Sources | https://www.mpipriv.de/1187062/max_planck_manual_on_afghan_family_law_english.pdf http://www.asianlii.org/af/legis/laws/lom1971ogn190p1971080813500517a383/ https://law.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Civil-Code-of-Afghanistan-ALEP-Translation.pdf |
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| Start Date | Aug 8, 1971 | Mar 28, 1949 |
| Description | Article 25 in Afghanistans Law on Marriage (1971) states: “The marriage certificate is a document of man and woman which proves the contract of marriage.” | In 1949, the 1949 Marriage Law came into effect, becoming the first marriage law in Afghanistan to define marriage as between a man and a woman. Eleven years later, the 1960 Marriage Law came into effect and fully replaced previous family and marriage laws, though it still required marriage to have the consent of the bride and the groom, which is interpreted to mean that only heterosexual marriages were allowed. In 1971, Afghanistan's Law on Marriage (1971) was enacted. Article 25 states: “The marriage certificate is a document of man and woman which proves the contract of marriage.” In 1977, the 1977 Civil Code took effect, and is the current law governing marriage in Afghanistan. Article 60 defines marriage as a contract between a man and a woman. |
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| Sources | http://www.asianlii.org/af/legis/laws/lom1971ogn190p1971080813500517a383/ | https://www.mpipriv.de/1187062/max_planck_manual_on_afghan_family_law_english.pdf http://www.asianlii.org/af/legis/laws/lom1971ogn190p1971080813500517a383/ https://law.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Civil-Code-of-Afghanistan-ALEP-Translation.pdf |
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edited by Unknownmiles. More info and link
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| Description | Same-sex marriage is not legal in Afghanistan. | Article 25 in Afghanistans Law on Marriage (1971) states: “The marriage certificate is a document of man and woman which proves the contract of marriage.” |
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| Value | Other type of partnership | Banned |
| Description | [EDIT REMOVED] | Same-sex marriage is not legal in Afghanistan. |
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| Value | Banned | Other type of partnership |
| Description | Same-sex marriage is not legal in Afghanistan. | [EDIT REMOVED] |
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| Value | Legal | Banned |
| Description | xxxxxxxxx | Same-sex marriage is not legal in Afghanistan. |
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| Value | Banned | Legal |
| Description | xxxxxxxxx |