Personnes portées disparues : «La déclaration de décès est prononcée après un délai de…»
If families of missing persons remain without news for about ten years, they can obtain a court order declaring their deceased relatives deceased. The procedure leading to this decision is lengthy and complex. It is enshrined in the Family Code, explains Serigne Thiam, a professor and researcher in private law, interviewed by Le Soleil, which covered the topic in its Thursday edition.
The latter recalls that article 24 of said text stipulates that the judicial declaration of death "may concern any missing Senegalese person, whether the disappearance took place on the national territory or abroad. It also applies to any foreigner or stateless person who disappeared either in Senegal or on board a Senegalese ship or aircraft or abroad when the missing person had their domicile or residence in Senegal."
Seirgne Thiam adds that article 25 of the Family Code "provides that the request [for a declaration of death of a missing person] may be introduced ex officio by the public prosecutor or directly by any interested party. It is filed with the court of the place of disappearance when the latter has occurred on Senegalese territory; otherwise, jurisdiction falls to the district court of Dakar."
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Merci pour cette législation.
Côté charia, il n'y a pas de règle.
La Libye a fixé un délai pour déclarer officiellement une personne comme morte : 4 ans.
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