Abstract:
In the past, there had been a serious of arguments put forwarded to bring the
amendments to the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act. One of the key debates
revolved as to whether the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Law in Sri Lanka adheres
to Islamic Law or Customary Law. it’s essential to grasp this distinction. As such
the Sri Lankan Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act functioning as both customary
law and Special legislation. With a rich legal heritage obtaining in Sri Lanka. The
Legal system could general been categorised in various ways of this application.
For an instance, some countries follow civil law system while others having
common law system. Such as the English common law based on the adversary
system where as civil law system based on inquisitorial system. In general, the law
is divided into substantial/ procedural/ Adjective law. with principal consideration
the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act Law is 90% of procedure/ Adjective Law.
Furthermore, there's a pressing need to expand the legal framework in this domain.
It's noteworthy that the lack of attention from the majority of judges and legal
scholars poses a barrier to incorporating fundamental laws into relevant
legislation.