Muslim Family Law in Sub-Saharan Africa
Title | Muslim Family Law in Sub-Saharan Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Shamil Jeppie |
Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
Pages | 389 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9089641726 |
Offers comparative historical, anthropological and legal perspectives on the ways in which French and British colonial administrations interacted with the diversity of Islamic legal schools, scholars, and practices in Africa.
Modern Changes in Muslim Family Law in Sub-Saharan Africa
Title | Modern Changes in Muslim Family Law in Sub-Saharan Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Mohamed Serag |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | |
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Women in Muslim Family Law
Title | Women in Muslim Family Law PDF eBook |
Author | John L. Esposito |
Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 2001-09-01 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9780815629085 |
This second edition of John L. Esposito's landmark book expands and updates coverage of family law reforms (in marriage, divorce, and inheritance) throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and South and Southeast Asia, and analyzes the diverse interpretation of Muslim family law, identifying shifts, key problems, and challenges in the twenty-first century.
The Adaptation of Muslim Law in Sub-Saharan Africa
Title | The Adaptation of Muslim Law in Sub-Saharan Africa PDF eBook |
Author | James Norman Dalrymple Anderson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 56 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | Customary law |
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Islamic Law in Africa
Title | Islamic Law in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | J. Norman D. Anderson |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 422 |
Release | 2013-10-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 113698674X |
A survey of the extent to which Islamic law is applied in those parts of East and West Africa which were at one time under British administration.
Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa
Title | Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 1993-02-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0309048974 |
This examination of changes in adolescent fertility emphasizes the changing social context within which adolescent childbearing takes place.
Islamic Family Law in a Changing World
Title | Islamic Family Law in a Changing World PDF eBook |
Author | Abdullahi An-Na'im |
Publisher | Zed Books |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2002-08-01 |
Genre | Religion |
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This is a uniquely comprehensive and up-to-date volume spanning nine regions and 38 Islamic countries around the world. More than a billion Muslims have their lives in such matters as marriage, divorce, maintenance, paternity and the custody of children governed by certain aspects of the Shari'a, commonly known as Islamic Family Law. But as the team who have put together this resource book point out, this does not mean that identical principles apply everywhere. In fact, as the socio-cultural and historical contextualisations which precede each country's legal profile make clear, the practical application of Shari'a principles is often modified by theological differences of interpretation, particular customary practices in the country concerned, and state policy and law. This volume documents the scope and actual manner of application of Islamic Family Law worldwide. Part of its purpose is the assumption that while changing social conditions - including a commitment to certain universal human rights -- make legal reform necessary, any strategy must be based first of all on the best possible factual foundations. And secondly, since Islamic Family Law has become contested ground between conservative and fundamentalist forces on the one hand and modernist and liberal trends on the other in most Islamic countries, reform must be conceived only in realistic terms and advocated in ways that motivate and empower potential supporters working in their own communities. This work is a uniquely valuable resource for lawyers, social policymakers and scholars. It is also a contribution to the historical challenge which Islamic societies confront in reforming personal and family law.