transcending the boundaries of community and law /
First Statement of Responsibility
Samia Bano.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York, NY :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2012.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 329 p. ;
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Multiculturalism and secularism in the British context -- South Asian Muslims and state-law relations -- Background to the study -- Shari'ah councils in Britain -- Shari'ah councils and the practice of law-making -- Personal experiences of marriage -- Muslim women, divorce and Shari'ah councils -- Shari'ah councils and civil law -- Conclusion : justice in the "shadow of law"?
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Matrimonial actions (Islamic law) -- Great Britain.
Islamic courts -- Great Britain.
Muslim women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain.
انگلستان -- زنان مسلمان -- وضع حقوقی وقوانین