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Muslim Marriage in Western Courts: Lost in Transplantation (eBook)


ISBN13: 9781409497233
Published: September 2010
Publisher: Routledge
Country of Publication: UK
Format: eBook (ePub)
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This book describes and analyses the notion of Mahr, the Muslim custom whereby the groom has to give a gift to the bride in consideration of the marriage. It explores how Western courts, specifically in Canada, the United States, France, and Germany, have approached and interpreted Mahr. Although the outcomes of the cases provide an illustrative framework for the book, the focus is broader than simply the adjudicative endeavours. The work explores the concept of liberalism, which purportedly champions individuals and individual choice concurrently with freedom and equality. Tensions between and among these concepts, however, inevitably arise. The acknowledgment and exploration of these intertwined tensions forms an important underpinning for the book. Through the analysis of case law from these four countries, this study suggests that transplanting Mahr from Islamic law into a Western courtroom cannot be undone: it immediately becomes rooted in the countries' legal, historical, political, and social backgrounds and flourishes (or fails) in diverse and unexpected ways. Rather than being the concept described by classical Islamic jurists, Mahr is interpreted according to wildly varied legal constructs and concepts such as multiculturalism, fairness, public policy, and gender equality. Moreover, Islamic law travels with a multiplicity of voices, and it is this complex hybridity (a fragmented and disjointed Mahr) which will be mediated through Western law. Returning to the overarching concept of liberalism, the book proposes that distributive consequences rather than recognition occupy central place in the evaluation of the legal options available to Muslim women upon divorce.

Subjects:
eBooks, Islamic Law
Contents:
Foreword
Introduction
The roots of mahr and the hybrid transplant: introducing mahr as an Islamic legal concept
When mahr travels: adjudicating mahr in Canada, the United States, France, and Germany
Nourishing the transplanted law: fertile soil or rocky ground?
Contradictions in the reception of mahr as ideology and subjectivity
Samir and Leila revisited: the adjudication and reception of mahr and its subjective significance for Muslim women
Deep roots and tall branches: conclusions on the reception of mahr by Western courts
Appendices
Bibliography
Index