Mali: Information on Malian law: whether the civil code permits marriage between a paternal uncle and a niece and whether the civil code provides for action against forced religious marriages
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MLI19399.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Mali: Information on Malian law: whether the civil code permits marriage between a paternal uncle and a niece and whether the civil code provides for action against forced religious marriages, 1 January 1995, MLI19399.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aac174.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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Information on the above-mentioned subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB in Ottawa. However, for general information on the traditional outlook on marriages in Mali, please refer to Response to Information Request MLI19402.E of 10 January 1995, which is available at Regional Documentation Centres.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find attached the list of sources consulted in researching this response.
Sources Consulted
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada library, Ottawa.
Department of Justice library, Ottawa.
Embassy of Mali, Ottawa.
Embassy of Mali, Washington, DC.
National Library of Canada, Ottawa.
McGill University, Faculty of Law library, Montreal.
Osgoode Hall Law School library, Toronto.
Supreme Court of Canada library, Ottawa.
Université de Laval, bibliothèque de la Faculté de droit, Ste-Foy, Québec.
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), bibliothèque de la faculté de droit.
University of Ottawa Law Library.
Oral Sources.
