Women and Muslim Family Laws in Arab States: A Comparative Overview of Textual Development and Advocacy

by Lynn Welchman

Muslim family law--and its principles regarding marriage, divorce, personal maintenance, paternity, and child custody--is the one of the most widely applied family law systems in existence today. A number of states have recently codified Muslim family law for the first time or have issued significant amendments or new laws, spurred in many cases by interventions from women's rights groups and other advocacy organizations. Women and Muslim Family...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 905356974X
• ISBN13: 9789053569740
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"