Scientific methods to prove lineage in the Algerian legislation

Abstract

Proof of lineage is a very important and dangerous social problem that has occupied the minds of scholars, scholars and jurists in all countries of the world, not to mention that it leads to judicial problems that may take a long time in the corridors of the courts and strike the family in its stability and social position. The Algerian legislator introduced an amendment to the family law by order 02-05 in order to keep pace with modern scientific and medical developments, and it cast its fruits on Article 40 of it, which opened the door to the judiciary to allow it to resort to these scientific methods to prove lineage (in addition to the traditional lineage), which had a great impact On the evidence of proof (genetic fingerprint) stipulated