Reforming family law: social and political change in Jordan and Morocco

“As the only area of law that is still commonly termed 'Islamic law', family law is one of the most sensitive and controversial legal areas in all Muslim-majority countries. Morocco and Jordan both issued new family codes in the 2000s, but there are a number of differences in the ways thes...

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Main Author: Engelcke, Dörthe (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge New York, NY Port Melbourne, VIC New Delhi Singapore Cambridge University Press 2019
In: Cambridge Middle East studies (55)
Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Engelcke, Dörthe, Reforming family law] (2021) (Sonneveld, Nadia)
Series/Journal:Cambridge Middle East studies 55
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Family law / Mittlerer Osten / North Africa / Jordan / Morocco
IxTheo Classification:KBL Near East and North Africa
XA Law
Further subjects:B Nation
B International law
B Legal order
B Legal norm
B Domestic relations Jordan
B Change
B Law reform Jordan
B Law reform Morocco
B Sāfī Jordan
B Domestic relations Morocco
B Morocco
B Political change
B Judicial reform
B Development
B Problem
B Reform
B Social change
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Summary:“As the only area of law that is still commonly termed 'Islamic law', family law is one of the most sensitive and controversial legal areas in all Muslim-majority countries. Morocco and Jordan both issued new family codes in the 2000s, but there are a number of differences in the ways these two states engaged in reform. These include how the reform was carried out, the content of the new family codes, and the way the new laws are applied. Based on extensive fieldwork and rich in sources, this book examines why these two ostensibly similar semi-authoritarian regimes varied so significantly in their engagement with family law. Dörthe Engelcke demonstrates that the structure of the legal systems, shaped by colonial policies, had an effect on how reform processes were carried out as well as the content and the application of family law.” (Publisher's description)
Item Description:Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Oxford, 2014) issued under title: Processes of family law reform : legal and societal change and continuity in Morocco and Jordan
ISBN:110849661X