a center under construction in the area of Marka/ Amman
Governorate.
2. Health and psychological services for persons with disabilities are
available in various reform and habilitation centers in the Kingdom.
3. Medical hearing aids for inmates with hearing disabilities are
available, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, in addition to
the provision of wheelchairs for persons with physical disabilities, in
cooperation and coordination with the Public Security Directorate.
Fifth: Equal Recognition of persons with disabilities before the law:
The provisions of civil law apply to the issues addressed by the texts.
However, if the court does not find a text in the provisions of this law, it will
rely on the Islamic jurisprudence and principles of Islamic Sharia'. As for the
meaning of legal capacity, according to national legislation in force, it is the
character estimated by the legislator for the human being to be qualified for
rights granted and duties imposed, as well as the validation of his/ her
behaviors. It is of two types:1. Obligation Capacity: the validity of human beings to be qualified for
rights granted and duties imposed. This validity is proved to be in
place as soon as life exists. Hence, whenever life exists, obligation
capacity exists, no matter young or old or of sound mind or insane a
human being is.
2. Performance Capacity: the validity of human beings to behave in a
manner legally acceptable to claim and be claimed for the
implications of the contract agreed upon. This capacity is dependent
on discretion and sound mind. It is either a complete, incomplete or
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