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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Welchman, Lynn.

Series:

ISIM series on contemporary Muslim societies.

ISIM series on contemporary Muslim societies

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Domestic relations (Islamic law).

Women (Islamic law).

Domestic relations--Islamic countries.

Domestic relations.

Women--Legal status, laws, etc--Islamic countries.

Women.

Muslim women--Legal status, laws, etc.

Muslim women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Muslim family laws in Arab states

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

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

CC BY-NC

ISBN:

9786611154325

9781281154323

1281154326

9789048501717

9048501717

OCLC:

231626252

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.5117/9789053569740