In practice however, w'omen are often unable to access justice due to the relatively high litigation and lawyers’ fees. Provision of legal aid services has to be improved and implemented. For example, while national laws do not restrict women’s access to land or property ownership, bank loans or credit, adult women in MENA countries do not have the legal capacity to break a marriage contract. While the right of access to justice is guaranteed by the Kuwaiti Constitution, marriage and the traditions of Kuwaiti society have been cited as reasons for delays in equal access to justice for women compared with that for men (Article 166).33 Similar types of legal inequalities (e.g. custody of children, property division following divorce, inheritance rights) negatively influence women’s overall ability to protect their rights by reducing their bargaining power within the family. Family relations and other legal inequalities mediate women’s access to justice in ways that undermine their rights.