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jam asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 1 decade ago

can filipino muslims marry their own kin since the civil code of the philippines prohibits such?

this is an assignment for my persons and family relations subject.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Not sure in the Phillipines, but in most countries when there is a conflict between religous rules and the law, the law takes precidence. For example, in the U.S. The Mormon religion used to allow polygamy, but the law does not, so they cannot legally practice polygamy.

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