Fournier, Pascale. <br/><br/>
Muslim marriage in Western courts :  lost in transplantation / 
Pascale Fournier. 
 - Farnham, Surrey, England ;  Burlington, VT :  Ashgate,  c2010. 
 - xx, 206 p. ;  25 cm. 
 - Cultural diversity and law. .
 - Cultural diversity and law. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The roots of Mahr and the hybrid transplant : introducing Mahr as an Islamic legal conception and a fragmented legal concept -- When Mahr travels : adjudicating Mahr in Canada, the United States, France, and Germany -- Nourishing the transplanted law : fertile soil or rocky ground? -- Contradictions in the reception of Mahr as ideology and subjectivity -- Samir and Leila revisited : the adjudication and reception of Mahr and its subjective significance for Muslim women  -- Deep roots and tall branches : conclusions on the reception of Mahr by Western courts. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781409404415 (hardback : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Conflict of laws--Marriage.<br/>Dowry (Islamic law)<br/>Marriage (Islamic law)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KBP543.953  / .F68 2010