Green Party backs divorce case
Alternattiva Demokratika is supporting a lawyer who plans to institute a constitutional court case against the government which, she holds, is denying her the right of respect for family life by not allowing divorce.
The AD said it fully supported the case, which Lynn Zahra plans to institute soon.
Arnold Cassola, the party's spokesman on EU and international affairs, said Maltese and EU citizens residing in Malta were being discriminated against because they did not have access to divorce.
AD chairman Michael Briguglio said: "AD gives total political support to Dr Zahra's court case and we applaud her for her courage which is inspirational to thousands of other people in a similar situation."
Dr Zahra has lived with former Labour Cabinet Minister Joe Grima for more than 20 years and they have a child but, she complains, their family is not recognised as a legitimate unit, socially or legally.
She will file the case in October, based on various legal arguments, but has "no illusions" of winning in the Maltese courts. In fact, her aim is to take it to the European Court of Human Rights where she is certain Malta would finally be "forced" to allow couples from broken marriages the right to divorce. She hopes about 30 people will join her in her legal battle so they can share the expenses.
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l.farrugia
Jul 27th 2010, 09:37
l-appogg tal-alternattiva huwa l-istess bhal dak ta' ghaqda favur id-divorzju ghax dawn ma jirraprezentaw lil hadd f'dan il-pajjiz fil-parlament u ma ghandhom ebda 'say' fid-decizjonijiet bħal ma ghanda l-opposizzjoni li maghha il-gvern jikkonsulta allavolja f'ahhar mill-ahhar jaghmel dak li jiddecidi huwa.
Sabrina Borda
Jul 27th 2010, 08:40
Dear Dr Lynn Zahra,
I admire you wholeheartedly.
I support you and your good sense for the cause and principal that you pioneer forward not merely for yourself but for all others.
Joseph MELI
Jul 26th 2010, 16:50
About Human Right to have divorce, it is good to mentioned also that the European Court for Human Rights in a sentence dated 18-12-86, in the case Johnston & Others vs Ireland, Johnston & others lost their case, because the Court did not find that Article 8 of the Human Rights obliged the country (in this case Ireland) to introduce divorce or to help the adults to better recognize their relationship.
One of the Judges was a Maltese, and the same thing can probably be stated in the case of Malta when we are stating that divorce is a civil right and out constitution gives a clear picture of our actual Christian/catholic faith...
This cannot be enforced in Malta and I know of many that during the next coming of the General Election time many will be asking candidate if they are in favour of divorce or not and will be voting only to those candidates that declare themselves to be against the introduction of divorce in Malta.
Franco Farrugia
Jul 26th 2010, 17:37
You seem to forget that there are two levels of discussion regarding divorce. You only look at it from the viewpoint of what the RCChurch says.
Quote: ' I know of many that during the next coming of the General Election time many will be asking candidate if they are in favour of divorce or not and will be voting only to those candidates that declare themselves to be against the introduction of divorce in Malta.'
Well, likewise, many will doubtedly be asking candidates if they are in favour of divorce or not and will be voting only to those candidates that declare themselves to be IN FAVOUR of the introd. of divorce in Malta.
Lynn Zahra
Jul 26th 2010, 19:03
Mr.Meli, I don't blame you for being so short sighted. Daniel Taylor in his book called "Is God intolerant?" reminds us that it was Pascal who said the the greatest evil men have done throughout the ages is when they act according to their conscience. With the ideas I have on challenging the right todivorce, I may not have to go to the ECHR at all. Now, doesn't that idean scare you? In spite of those cases you quoted after reading threads by my colleagues who should know better than to comment on a case that a fellow lawyer is proposing , I will succeed and YES a ECHR judgement is not only enforcable in Malta, but Parliament will be forced to change the law! Believe me, I will slip in through the smallest window if I cannot go through the door, and succeed in getting there. The Maltese can no longer remain with their heads buried in the sand on such a sensitive issue.........its not being Christian to deny people who are suffering a second chance.
Raymond Bezzina
Jul 27th 2010, 07:59
@ Dr. Lynn Zahra
Dr. Zahra
Divorce does not mean a second chance. Divorce means that a person can
get rid of her/his spouse whenever s/he feels to do so multiple times; and people like this
know how to go around the civil law to reach their intended aim.
Joseph MELI
Jul 26th 2010, 16:44
While I cannot...agree with what you said that divorce is the only solution, yet we all forgot what the Lord our God said to Moses in [Deut..Chap 6:verses 5to9] and to all those that might come after him..(that us too).
You must love your God with all your heart, soul and strength, so commit yourself to his Commandments that He gave us, repeat them over and over again, to your children, talk about them at home, when you are out with friends, before you sleep and when you wake up. To remember them, put them on your forehead(means...learn...by...heart).
Yet even God had...emphasized the importance of parents in teaching the....Holy Bible to our children, but if we forgot these, what are we teaching our Children, how to play..games, how to look and act sexy, or how to be a bully with others ?
Many parents don't even bother as to hear mass even on..Sunday and neither pray before meals or before they sleep, and their children had not be taught of these things, so they move Christ from their life to make way for the other with his long tail (devil) to ruin their lives.
Dr.Lynn Zahra
Jul 26th 2010, 14:55
My thanks to Alternativa for their unhestitating , genuine support.
Why is it that there no reaction from the PN and the PL on such an important development?
Perhaps they think a small voice such as mine and those in a similar position are not worth bothering about?
It should be interesting when the Prim Minister is summoned in Court over my case.
I can be contacted at my new e-mail address: lynnzahra.legal@gmail.com