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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146425903321

Autore

Welchman Lynn

Titolo

Women and Muslim family laws in Arab states : a comparative overview of textual development and advocacy / / Lynn Welchman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, c2007

ISBN

1-281-15432-6

9786611154325

90-485-0171-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 pages)

Collana

ISIM series on contemporary Muslim societies

Disciplina

340.59082

Soggetti

Domestic relations (Islamic law)

Women (Islamic law)

Domestic relations - Islamic countries

Women - Legal status, laws, etc - Islamic countries

Muslim women - Legal status, laws, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Olandese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-242) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.