Women and Muslim Family Laws in Arab States : A Comparative Overview of Textual Development and Advocacy
Muslim family law and its principles 15 regarding marriage, divorce, personal maintenance, paternity, and child custody is one of the most widely applied family law systems in existence today. A number of states have recently codified Muslim family law fo.
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press,
2007
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | ISIM Series on Contemporary Muslim Societies
v.No. 1 |
| Schlagworte: | Women (Islamic law) Domestic relations (Islamic law) Muslim women Islamic law Domestic relations Domestic relations ; Islamic countries Muslim women ; Legal status, laws, etc Women ; Legal status, laws, etc ; Islamic countries Electronic books |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (255 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Muslim family law and its principles 15 regarding marriage, divorce, personal maintenance, paternity, and child custody is one of the most widely applied family law systems in existence today. A number of states have recently codified Muslim family law fo. Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Codification of Muslim Personal Status Law in Arab States: principle and processes -- Arab State Codifications and Women's Rights Advocacy in the Third Phase of Family Law Reform -- Shar'i Postulates, Statutory Law and the Judiciary -- Registration Requirements -- Capacity and Consent -- Polygyny -- The Marital Relationship -- Divorce -- Parents and Children -- Concluding Comment -- List of Statutes Cited -- Notes -- Glossary of Arabic Terms -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (255 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789048501717 9048501717 9789053569740 905356974X |