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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
===Online Resources=== | |||
*'''1860-1940''' {{FSC|772540|title-id|disp=Marriage documents, wills, and death certificates from Tripoli, Libya, 1860-1940,}}(*); Great Britain. Consulate (Tripoli, Libya) at FamilySearch Catalog - images | |||
* [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Libya.html U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Libya) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Libya and offices to contact | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
'''Civil Registry Authority'''<br> | |||
Airport Highway<br> | |||
Tripoli, Libya<br> | |||
Telephone: +218 21 480 9630<br> | |||
Email: info@moi.gov.ly<br> | |||
[https://csc.gov.ly/en/portfolio/ministry-of-interior/ Website] | |||
'''Embassy of Libya'''<br> | |||
1460 Dahlia St NW<br> | |||
Washington, DC 20012<br> | |||
Telephone: (202) 944-9601<br> | |||
Email: info@embassyoflibyadc.com<br> | |||
[https://www.embassyoflibyadc.org/ Website] | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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Italy ruled Libya from 1912-1943. From 1943 to 1951, the Allies (British and French) occupied Libya. Libya declared independence 24 December 1951.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya#History Libya History], (accessed 20 January 2023).</ref> | Italy ruled Libya from 1912-1943. From 1943 to 1951, the Allies (British and French) occupied Libya. Libya declared independence 24 December 1951.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya#History Libya History], (accessed 20 January 2023).</ref> | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ===Coverage and Compliance=== | ||
"The minimum age for marriage is 18 for both men and women, although judges may permit those younger than 18 to marry."<ref>U.S. Department of State, [https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/libya 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Libya], (accessed 15 November 2022)</ref> | "The minimum age for marriage is 18 for both men and women, although judges may permit those younger than 18 to marry."<ref>U.S. Department of State, [https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/libya 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Libya], (accessed 15 November 2022)</ref> | ||
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*Marital status | *Marital status | ||
*Place of usual residence<ref name="Institute">International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/crvs/documents/IIVRS_papers/IIVRS_paper47.pdf The Vital Registration and Statistics Systems in Libya and Its Improvement], (accessed 15 November 2022)</ref> | *Place of usual residence<ref name="Institute">International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/crvs/documents/IIVRS_papers/IIVRS_paper47.pdf The Vital Registration and Statistics Systems in Libya and Its Improvement], (accessed 15 November 2022)</ref> | ||
:*Marriages and divorces are also kept by the religious law courts. | |||
===Divorce Records=== | ===Divorce Records=== | ||
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*Occupation if over 15 years old<ref name="Institute" /> | *Occupation if over 15 years old<ref name="Institute" /> | ||
==Strategy== | |||
:*"...each municipality has a civil registration office where birth, marriage, divorce and death must be registered".<ref>Refworld, [https://www.refworld.org/docid/585a7ef84.html Libya: Civil Registry Authority (CRA)], (accessed 15 November 2022)</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Libya]][[Category:Civil Registration]] | [[Category:Libya]][[Category:Civil Registration]] | ||