Revolutionary authority replaced arbitrary husband repudiation with reconciliatory divorce procedure

Evidence

The husband’s repudiation of his wife that could be immediately proclaimed at any time and that reflected the fragility of the conjugal bond is no longer automatically legalized. The husband must explain his reasons for wanting a divorce. There are attempts at reconciliation. In any case, the final decision rests with the local officer. The family emerges strengthened from this ordeal in which colonialism has resorted to every means to break the people’s will. In the midst of the gravest dangers the Algerian adopts modern forms of existence and confers on the human person his maximum independence. — Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 384

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The revolution ended unilateral repudiation and instituted arbitration for Algerian divorce; The Revolution let love override customary paternal marriage authority in Algeria — Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 381

Related

• The revolution ended unilateral repudiation and instituted arbitration for Algerian divorce (similarity 0.94)
• The Revolution let love override customary paternal marriage authority in Algeria (similarity 0.84)
• Revolutionary authority in Algeria replaced the elder brother’s automatic precedence (similarity 0.83)
• Revolution transformed the Algerian couple from a family contract into a revolutionary unit (similarity 0.82)
• The Revolution dissolved patriarchal jealousy between Algerian men and women (similarity 0.80)
• Revolution dissolved the Algerian husband’s traditional jealousy of his wife (similarity 0.80)
• Revolution reconstituted the conjugal couple as the cell of the nation (similarity 0.80)
• Pre-revolution activist politics left paternal authority within the family untouched (similarity 0.80)
• The maquis instituted voluntary registered marriage replacing family-arranged unions (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• The Revolution let love override customary paternal marriage authority in Algeria #corroborates (0.70) — Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 381