Full Description
Analyzing the difference between legislation and judical processes is also a subject. The legislation on this matter varies between several Muslim countries. The book represents these variations with a broad selection of contributors. Furthermore, the book highlights the dilemmas for Muslim women when facing Muslim divorce law in western countries, where the legislation typically is mixed with other systems of law.
Contents
Acknowledgements List of Contributors Interpreting Women's Right of Divorce Theoretical Reflections Chapter 1. Interpreting Divorce Laws in Pakistan - by Muhammad Khalid Masud Chapter 2. The Politics of Divorce Laws in Iran - by Ziba Mir-Hosseini Chapter 3. Egyptian Khul: Legal Reform, Courtroom Practices and Realities of Women - by Mulki Al-Sharmani Chapter 4. Justice for Everyone? Implementation of Morroco's 2004 Mudawana Reforms - by Rachel Newcomb Chapter 5. Divorce at the Woman's Initiative in India, in Pakistan and in the Diasporas - by Livia Holden Chapter 6. The Right to Divorce for Women (Khul) in Islam: Comparative Practices in Mauritania and Egypt - by Corinne Fortier Chapter 7. Muslim Divorces in Denmark - Findings from an Empirical Investigation - by Anika Liversage Chapter 8. In the Shadow of the Law - by Ralph D. Grillo Chapter 9. No-Fault Talaq: Divorce in Canadian Immigration and Family Law - by Pascale Fournier, Aida Setrakian og Pascal McDougall Chapter 10. Muslim Women, Divorce and Shari'ah Councils in Britain - by Samia Bano Chapter 11. Muslim Divorce Law Reform in Secular India - by Tahir Mahmood Chapter 12. Divorce - how Danish Law became liberal, and what to do now? - by Annette Kronborg & Idamarie Leth Svendsen
