Changing God's law : the dynamics of Middle Eastern family law /

Changing God's law : the dynamics of Middle Eastern family law / edited by Nadjma Yassari. - 1st ed. - New York: Routledge 2016 - xii, 290 pages ; 25 cm. - Islamic law in context .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : new family law codes in Middle Eastern countries : reforms that are faithful to Islamic tradition? / Marie-Claire Foblets -- Breaks and continuities in Middle Eastern law : women after the 2011 revolutions / Chibli Mallat -- Contextualizing family-law reform and plural legalities in postcolonial Pakistan / Shaheen Sardar Ali -- Family law, fundamental human rights and political transition in Tunisia / Monia Ben Jemia -- Struggling for a modern family law : a Khaleeji perspective / Lena-Maria Möller -- Between procedure and substance : a review of law-making in Egypt / Nora Alim & Nadjma Yassari -- The financial relationship between spouses under Iranian law : a never-ending story of guilt and atonement? / Nadjma Yassari -- Les pouvoirs du juge tunisien en droit de la famille / Salma Abida -- Divorce in Egypt : between law in the books and law in action / Nathalie Bernard-Maugiron -- Personal status law in Israel : disputes between religious and secular courts / Imen Gallala-Arndt -- Marriage contracts in Islamic history / Amira Sonbol -- Our marriage, your property? : renegotiating Islamic matrimonial property regimes / Siraj Sait.



9781472464958

2015043218


Domestic relations--Middle East.
Law--Islamic influences.--Middle East

346.56015 / C4541