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

• Autore: Welchman Lynn
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 pages)
• Disciplina: 340.59082
• Soggetto topico: Domestic relations (Islamic law); Women (Islamic law); Domestic relations - Islamic countries; Women - Legal status, laws, etc - Islamic countries; Muslim women - Legal status, laws, etc
• 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Muslim family laws in Arab states
• Titolo autorizzato: Women and Muslim Family Laws in Arab States
• ISBN: 1-281-15432-6; 9786611154325; 90-485-0171-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Olandese
• Record Nr.: 9910146425903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: ISIM series on contemporary Muslim societies.