Child Custody in Islamic Law: Theory and Practice in Egypt since the Sixteenth Century
Author:   Ahmed Fekry Ibrahim (McGill University, Montréal)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Pages:   279
Publication Date:   18 June 2020
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Author:   Ahmed Fekry Ibrahim (McGill University, Montréal)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 15.00cm
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9781108456197


ISBN 10:   1108456197
Pages:   279
Publication Date:   18 June 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part I. Child Custody and Guardianship in Comparative Perspective: 1. Child custody in civil and common law jurisdictions; 2. The best interests of the child in juristic discourse; Part II. Ottoman Egyptian Practice 1517–1801: 3. Private separation deeds in action; 4. Ottoman juristic discourse in action (1517–1801); 5. Child custody in Egypt 1801–1929; 6. Twentieth- and twenty-first-century child custody (1929–2014).

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'This is a fascinating account of the practice of custody and guardianship in Egypt,and one hopes many future studies on these subjects will follow.' Janan Delgado, Journal of Near Eastern Studies


'This is a fascinating account of the practice of custody and guardianship in Egypt,and one hopes many future studies on these subjects will follow.' Janan Delgado, Journal of Near Eastern Studies 'This is a fascinating account of the practice of custody and guardianship in Egypt,and one hopes many future studies on these subjects will follow.' Janan Delgado, Journal of Near Eastern Studies


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Ahmed Fekry Ibrahim is Assistant Professor of Islamic Law at McGill University, Montréal. He has been writing about the theory and practice of Islamic law in the pre-modern and modern periods by examining both juristic discourse and court records. His research has been supported by numerous bodies, including the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, the American Research Center in Egypt, and the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Qatar.

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