Presidential Decree No. 1083 of 1977

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Presidential Decree No. 1083 of 1977 is the Philippine law that codified Muslim personal laws and established the framework for Shari’a courts in the country.

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instanceOf Muslim personal law code ⓘ
Philippine statute ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines ⓘ
appliesTo Muslim residents of the Philippines ⓘ
Philippine Muslims ⓘ
linked to: Muslim Filipinos
basedOn Islamic law ⓘ
Shari’a ⓘ
linked to: Sharia
citationNumber P.D. No. 1083 ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
dateEnacted 1977 ⓘ
defines jurisdiction of Shari’a courts ⓘ
procedures in Shari’a courts ⓘ
establishes Shari’a Circuit Courts ⓘ
Shari’a District Courts ⓘ
Shari’a courts in the Philippines ⓘ
inForce true ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Philippines
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
legalForm presidential decree ⓘ
legalStatus special law for Muslims in the Philippines ⓘ
legalSystem Philippine legal system ⓘ
partOf Philippine Muslim legal framework ⓘ
promulgatedBy President Ferdinand E. Marcos ⓘ
linked to: Ferdinand Marcos
purpose to codify Muslim personal laws in the Philippines ⓘ
to recognize the legal system of Filipino Muslims ⓘ
recognizedBy Philippine Constitution ⓘ
regionOfApplication predominantly Muslim areas in the Philippines ⓘ
regulates divorce forms recognized in Islamic law ⓘ
guardianship of Muslim minors ⓘ
mahr (dower) in Muslim marriages ⓘ
polygamous marriages among Muslims ⓘ
scope family relations of Muslims ⓘ
personal status of Muslims ⓘ
succession and inheritance of Muslims ⓘ
shortTitle Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines ⓘ
signedBy Ferdinand E. Marcos ⓘ
linked to: Ferdinand Marcos
subjectMatter Muslim personal laws ⓘ
betrothal ⓘ
customary contracts ⓘ
divorce ⓘ
donations ⓘ
legitimacy of children ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
paternity and filiation ⓘ
property relations between spouses ⓘ
succession ⓘ
support ⓘ
wills ⓘ

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Shari’a District Courts of the Philippines → enactedUnder → Presidential Decree No. 1083 of 1977 ⓘ