Muslim marriage in Western courts : lost in transplantation / Pascale Fournier.

Author/Creator:

Fournier, Pascale.

Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2010.

Series:

Cultural diversity and law.
Cultural diversity and law

Format/Description:

Book
xx, 206 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects:

Dowry (Islamic law).
Marriage (Islamic law).
Conflict of laws -- Marriage.

Contents:

The roots of Mahr and the hybrid transplant : introducing Mahr as an Islamic legal conception and a fragmented legal concept
When Mahr travels : adjudicating Mahr in Canada, the United States, France, and Germany
Nourishing the transplanted law : fertile soil or rocky ground?
Contradictions in the reception of Mahr as ideology and subjectivity
Samir and Leila revisited : the adjudication and reception of Mahr and its subjective significance for Muslim women
Deep roots and tall branches : conclusions on the reception of Mahr by Western courts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781409404415 (hardback : alk. paper)
1409404412 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781409404422 (ebook)
1409404420 (ebook)

OCLC:

608036386

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