Adjudicating family law in Muslim courts /
edited by Elisa Giunchi.
- First issued in paperback.
- XIX, 166 Seiten
- Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series 29 .
- Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series 29. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"While there are many books on Islamic family law, the literature on its enforcement is scarce. This book focuses on how Islamic family law is interpreted and applied by judges in a range of Muslim countries, Sunni and Shi'a, as well as Arab and non-Arab. It thereby aids the understanding of shari'a law in practice in a number of different cultural and political settings. It shows how the existence of differing views of what shari'a is, as well as the presence of a vast body of legal material which judges can refer to, make it possible for courts to interpret Islamic law in creative and innovative ways"--"While there are many books on Islamic family law, the literature on its enforcement is scarce. This book focuses on how Islamic family law is interpreted and applied by judges in a range of Muslim countries -- Sunni and Shi'a, as well as Arab and non-Arab. It thereby aids the understanding of shari'a law in practice in a number of different cultural and political settings. It shows how the existence of differing views of what shari'a is, as well as the presence of a vast body of legal material which judges can refer to, make it possible for courts to interpret Islamic law in creative and innovative ways"--.
9781138687387 1138687383 9780415811859 0415811856 9781315867830 1315867834
Domestic relations (Islamic law)
Domestic relations / Islamic countries.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General / bisacsh.
Domestic relations / fast.
Domestic relations (Islamic law) / fast.
Islam.
Prozessrecht.
Familienrecht.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General.
Domestic relations.
Domestic relations (Islamic law)
Islamic countries / fast.
Islamic countries.
Aufsatzsammlung.
KBP540.3 / .A35 2016
346.1671015
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"While there are many books on Islamic family law, the literature on its enforcement is scarce. This book focuses on how Islamic family law is interpreted and applied by judges in a range of Muslim countries, Sunni and Shi'a, as well as Arab and non-Arab. It thereby aids the understanding of shari'a law in practice in a number of different cultural and political settings. It shows how the existence of differing views of what shari'a is, as well as the presence of a vast body of legal material which judges can refer to, make it possible for courts to interpret Islamic law in creative and innovative ways"--"While there are many books on Islamic family law, the literature on its enforcement is scarce. This book focuses on how Islamic family law is interpreted and applied by judges in a range of Muslim countries -- Sunni and Shi'a, as well as Arab and non-Arab. It thereby aids the understanding of shari'a law in practice in a number of different cultural and political settings. It shows how the existence of differing views of what shari'a is, as well as the presence of a vast body of legal material which judges can refer to, make it possible for courts to interpret Islamic law in creative and innovative ways"--.
9781138687387 1138687383 9780415811859 0415811856 9781315867830 1315867834
Domestic relations (Islamic law)
Domestic relations / Islamic countries.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General / bisacsh.
Domestic relations / fast.
Domestic relations (Islamic law) / fast.
Islam.
Prozessrecht.
Familienrecht.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General.
Domestic relations.
Domestic relations (Islamic law)
Islamic countries / fast.
Islamic countries.
Aufsatzsammlung.
KBP540.3 / .A35 2016
346.1671015