Family Law In Syria: Patriarchy, Pluralism and Personal Status Laws
First Statement of Responsibility
\ Esther Van Eijk
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London, New York
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: I. B. Tauris
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2016
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 298p
SERIES
Series Title
Library of Islamic law؛ 7.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Part One The Plural Legal Landscape: Family Laws in Syria --Chapter 1 Law, Politics, and Religion in Syria: Past and Present --Chapter 2 Mapping the Plurality of Jurisdictions: The Laws of Personal Status --Chapter 3 --Debating and Changing Family Law --Part Two --Unity in Multiplicity: Muslim and Christian Laws and Legal Practices --Chapter 4 Patriarchy, Religion, and Legal Rules --Chapter 5 The Versatility of Personal Status Law: Legal Practices in a Shar?iyya Court --Chapter 6 The Catholic court: Guardian of Order and Sacraments