الملخص الإنجليزي
The Basic Statute of the State in the Sultanate of Oman has affirmed that the family is the basis of the society. Building a family is a key tool on which the Omani legislator has built its legislation. One of the most significant family members, who has taken the first place in this position of care and attention, is child in custody. A considerable attention has been paid by the Omani legislator to the protection of child in custody in its legislation and in application of these legislations as well. Accordingly, this research highlights the aspects of this protection affirmed by Omani legislation, such as the Child and Personal Status Laws and the international agreements on children to which the Sultanate has acceded. In view of the rise number in divorce, and their impacts on child in custody, the role of this research is to highlight and reveal the required protection for such child and how the Sultanate of Oman has responded to all manifestations of negligence and omission between spouses or between their families in the event of separation that may involve child in custody. The research also demonstrates the role of international conventions and national laws in protecting the child. It also substantiates the procedures and mechanisms used to protect the right of a child in custody in the Sultanate of Oman. Through the descriptive analytical and the comparative approach, the researchers attempt to answer several queries, perhaps the most relevant of which are: Did Omani legislation address the principle of child protection? To what extent is the Sultanate committed to implementing the international conventions in protecting children’s right in custody? Was this implementation consistent with what is legislated in the Omani Personal Status Law? What are the most prominent mechanisms and measures provided by the Child Law in Oman?
