Full Description
This volume critically analyses Muslim Personal Law (MPL) in India and offers an alternative perspective to look at MPL and the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) debate. Tracing the historical origins of this legal mechanism and its subsequent political manifestations, it highlights the complex nature of MPL as a sociological phenomenon, driven by context-specific social norms and cultural values. With expert contributions, it discusses wide-ranging themes and issues including MPL reforms and human rights; decoding of UCC in India; the contentious Triple Talaq bill and MPL; the Shah Bano case; Sharia (Islamic jurisprudence) in postcolonial India; women's equality and family laws; and MPL in the media discourse in India. The volume highlights that although MPL is inextricably linked to Sharia, it does not necessarily determine the everyday customs and local practices of Muslim communities in India
This topical book will greatly interest scholars and researchers of law and jurisprudence, political studies, Islamic studies, Muslim Personal Law, history, multiculturalism, South Asian studies, sociology of religion, sociology of law and family law. It will also be useful to practitioners, policymakers, law professionals and journalists.
Contents
Introduction Part 1. History and Law 1. Of Statutes and Scriptures: Diversity, Democracy, Personal Laws and Courts 2. Muslim Personal Laws from a Cross-national and Comparative Law Perspective 3. Decoding Uniform Civil Code (UCC): A Sociological Analysis 4. Muslim Personal Law Reform and Human Rights Part II. Politics and Law 5. Muslim Personal Law and Triple Talaq: Claims, Counter-claims and the Media Discourse 6. Triple Talaq Bill and Reforming the Muslim Personal Law in India 7. Politics of Shariat in Postcolonial India Part III. Gender and Law 8. Challenging the Hegemonic Discourse: All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board and Gender Justice 9. Gender Equality Should Guide the Process of Reforming Family Laws and Not National Integration
