India’s supreme court has announced that it will review the country’s personal law code for Muslims, in what it says is an attempt to rectify any biases against women. A two-judge bench mentioned polygamy and the ease of divorce as particularly problematic, and potentially in conflict with the constitution’s stipulation against gender discrimination. Where such conflict is found to occur, following examination by judges, the supreme court has the power to strike down personal laws.

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