RT Book
T1 Reforming family law: social and political change in Jordan and Morocco
T2 Cambridge Middle East studies
A1 Engelcke, Dörthe 1983-
LA English
PP Cambridge
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1667780441
AB 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.
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Feb 2019)
SN 9781108634342
SN 9781108496612
SN 9781108721752
K1 Domestic relations : Morocco
K1 Domestic relations : Jordan
K1 Law reform : Morocco
K1 Law reform : Jordan
K1 Domestic relations ; Morocco
K1 Domestic relations ; Jordan
K1 Law reform ; Morocco
K1 Law reform ; Jordan
DO 10.1017/9781108634342