title: Civil Status (Amendment) Act 1987 (No. 2 of 1987), 13 November 1987.
abstract: This Act amends the Civil Status Act 1981 to remove provisions that had pledged to give the Muslim population of Mauritius a codified personal law to regulate marriage and personal relations.  The Act has the effect of making the marriage of Muslims governed by the Napoleonic Code.
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000351:Africa, Eastern; D000352:Africa, Northern; D003906:Developing Countries; D007514:Islam; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008393:Marriage; D008436:Mauritius; D012067:Religion
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Developing Countries; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; French Speaking Africa; Islam; Legislation; Marriage--legal aspects; Marriage--religious aspects; Mauritius; Nuptiality; Religion