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Author: Lynn Welchman
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Imprint: Amsterdam University Press
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.440kg
ISBN: 9789053569740
ISBN 10: 905356974
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 08 May 2007
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Inactive
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
'Since the last decades of the 20th century, the forces of political Islam, globalization and new media have made Muslim family law a new site of passionate debate and contestation that transcends national and regional boundaries. This timely and much-needed book traces recent legislative developments in what the author defines as the third phase of Muslim family law reform a phase that is still unfolding and is marked by divergent forces and politics. Lynn Welchman gives us a penetrating analysis of the different approaches to the codification of Sharia-based rules and principles in number of Arab states. Her rich and informative account is a must read for both scholars and activists working on women's rights and family law reform in the Muslim world, and Welchman has done them a great service. Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Visiting Global Law Professor, New York University - This is a superb and unique study of family law reforms in Arab states, a clear and highly instructive clarification of the dynamic interaction of legal, political and social factors with practical initiatives that are shaping the theory and practice of family law in the Middle East. Scholarship of this high quality is indispensable for guiding and inspiring sustainable transformation of the social reality of Muslim women and their families. Professor Abdullahi A. An-Na'im Emory School of Law Atlanta, Georgia
'Since the last decades of the 20th century, the forces of political Islam,[-]globalization and new media have made Muslim family law a new site of[-]passionate debate and contestation that transcends national and regional[-]boundaries. This timely and much-needed book traces recent legislative[-]developments in what the author defines as the third phase of Muslim family[-]law reform - a phase that is still unfolding and is marked by divergent[-]forces and politics.[-][-]Lynn Welchman gives us a penetrating analysis of the different approaches to[-]the codification of Sharia-based rules and principles in number of Arab[-]states. Her rich and informative account is a must read for both scholars[-]and activists working on women?s rights and family law reform in the Muslim[-]world, and Welchman has done them a great service. [-][-]Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Visiting Global Law Professor, New York University - This is a superb and unique study of family law reforms in Arab states, a clear and highly instructive clarification of the dynamic interaction of legal, political and social factors with practical initiatives that are shaping the theory and practice of family law in the Middle East. Scholarship of this high quality is indispensable for guiding and inspiring sustainable transformation of the social reality of Muslim women and their families. [-][-]Professor Abdullahi A. An-Na'im[-]Emory School of Law[-]Atlanta, Georgia
Author Information
Lynn Welchman is senior lecturer in Islamic and Middle Eastern Laws, School of Law at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) at the University of London.
