Palestinian women and muslim family law in the mandate period
Auteur :
Brownson, Elizabeth
Éditeur :
Syracuse University Press
ISBN :
9780815636465
Date de publication :
1 juil. 2019
Dimensions :
22,8 x 21,0 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
315 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Sheds light on Palestinian Muslim women's agency in shari‘a courts from the British Mandate period to the present. Brownson’s archival research on wife-initiated maintenance claims, divorce, and child custody cases deepens our understanding of women’s position in the courts, demonstrating Muslim women’s active participation in their legal affairs.