The International Specialized   meeting on Family Law

(A Comparative Study of Family Laws in I. R. Iran and some other Islamic Countries)

«وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا لِتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُمْ مَوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ»، الروم (30): 21.

And of His Signs is that He has created for you spouses ,from your own species ,That you may live with them in peace ,And He has put between your hearts love and merciful kindness; Herein are Signs in fact for the people who reflect  ( Holy Qur'an  -30:21)

Family, the most fundamental and loved human structure in God's view, leads human beings to peace and tranquility. The excessive amount of Quran verses and Tradition of holy Prophet Mohammad (p.b.u.h.) on family issues reveals the importance of family in Islam. Each one of Muslim countries, to some extent, has enacted laws and considered issues on family relations due to its needs and necessities. Since the laws in Muslim countries are mainly based on Islamic sources, they share many common points, especially on family laws.

The importance and sanctity of family calls for more comprehensive and practical laws on family side so that they may fulfill the goals Islam has sought. Therefore, to enact appropriate laws we need a comparative study of other nations' laws and experiences.

To review the laws and documentation of I.R. Iran and some other Islamic countries, experts and scholars from around the world will gather in an "International Specialized   meeting of Family Law," which will be held in Tehran in February 2009. We hope the   meeting would be one step forward to reach the following goals:

	To strengthen and make the views on family law closer
	To converge the laws and regulations on family
	To introduce the ways for strengthening the families
	To benefit from the experiences of other Muslim countries in family law

The agenda of the   meeting follows these points:

	A major and general attitude toward family law
	Husband and Wife Relations
	Children rights in the family
	Legal proceedings of Family actions