Mediation in Family Disputes: An Appraisal of the Role of Arbitration Councils

Arbitration is a form of alternate dispute resolution (ADR) in which the matters are settled outside the court. In Family matters, arbitration plays a vital role in overcoming the differences between spouses. In the Family Laws of Pakistan, a body is designed for the arbitration of disputing couple...

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Main Authors: Dr. Mufti Muhammad Anas Rizwan, Dr. Abdur Rauf Khatana
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: National University of Modern Languages (NUML) 2022-02-01
Series:البصيرة
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Online Access:https://albasirah.numl.edu.pk/index.php/alb/article/view/44
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description Arbitration is a form of alternate dispute resolution (ADR) in which the matters are settled outside the court. In Family matters, arbitration plays a vital role in overcoming the differences between spouses. In the Family Laws of Pakistan, a body is designed for the arbitration of disputing couples which is termed as arbitration council. Although it is stated in section 7 (4) of Muslim Family Law Ordinance and section 10 of Family Court Act that the chairman of the council will constitute an arbitration council and an attempt for the reconciliation will be conducted but the criteria for the representatives of the council and implementation of their decisions are not determined. In this work, doctrinal and non-doctrinal mood of research is conducted to evaluate the satisfaction of female litigants dealing with the process of arbitration council. The paper is divided into four parts. The first part discusses the authority and process of arbitration council in Islamic law. The second part describes the process of arbitration council in Pakistani law. The third part elaborates the empirical data collected from the female litigants in the Pakistani courts. The forth part of the paper provides the results of arbitration process from the courts ant its adequacy, The paper suggests that in Pakistan the process of arbitration in divorce cases is not satisfactory. Therefore, in divorce cases, suited criteria for appointment of arbitrators and arbitration process should be determined. Keywords: Arbitration Council, Arbitrators,, Muslim Family Law, Pakistani Law, Reconciliation.
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spelling doaj.art-b5b29cff65ad4cb0a878eb2f6ddfd0bb2022-12-22T04:21:36ZaraNational University of Modern Languages (NUML)البصيرة2520-73342022-02-01100210.52015/albasirah.v10i02.44Mediation in Family Disputes: An Appraisal of the Role of Arbitration Councils Dr. Mufti Muhammad Anas RizwanDr. Abdur Rauf Khatana Arbitration is a form of alternate dispute resolution (ADR) in which the matters are settled outside the court. In Family matters, arbitration plays a vital role in overcoming the differences between spouses. In the Family Laws of Pakistan, a body is designed for the arbitration of disputing couples which is termed as arbitration council. Although it is stated in section 7 (4) of Muslim Family Law Ordinance and section 10 of Family Court Act that the chairman of the council will constitute an arbitration council and an attempt for the reconciliation will be conducted but the criteria for the representatives of the council and implementation of their decisions are not determined. In this work, doctrinal and non-doctrinal mood of research is conducted to evaluate the satisfaction of female litigants dealing with the process of arbitration council. The paper is divided into four parts. The first part discusses the authority and process of arbitration council in Islamic law. The second part describes the process of arbitration council in Pakistani law. The third part elaborates the empirical data collected from the female litigants in the Pakistani courts. The forth part of the paper provides the results of arbitration process from the courts ant its adequacy, The paper suggests that in Pakistan the process of arbitration in divorce cases is not satisfactory. Therefore, in divorce cases, suited criteria for appointment of arbitrators and arbitration process should be determined. Keywords: Arbitration Council, Arbitrators,, Muslim Family Law, Pakistani Law, Reconciliation. https://albasirah.numl.edu.pk/index.php/alb/article/view/44ArbitrationArbitratorsMuslim Family LawPakistani LawReconciliation
spellingShingle Dr. Mufti Muhammad Anas Rizwan
Dr. Abdur Rauf Khatana
Mediation in Family Disputes: An Appraisal of the Role of Arbitration Councils
البصيرة
Arbitration
Arbitrators
Muslim Family Law
Pakistani Law
Reconciliation
title Mediation in Family Disputes: An Appraisal of the Role of Arbitration Councils
title_full Mediation in Family Disputes: An Appraisal of the Role of Arbitration Councils
title_fullStr Mediation in Family Disputes: An Appraisal of the Role of Arbitration Councils
title_full_unstemmed Mediation in Family Disputes: An Appraisal of the Role of Arbitration Councils
title_short Mediation in Family Disputes: An Appraisal of the Role of Arbitration Councils
title_sort mediation in family disputes an appraisal of the role of arbitration councils
topic Arbitration
Arbitrators
Muslim Family Law
Pakistani Law
Reconciliation
url https://albasirah.numl.edu.pk/index.php/alb/article/view/44
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