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008 110414s2010 enkm b a001 0 eng
020 _a9781409404415 (hardback : alk. paper)
050 4 _aKBP543.953
_b.F68 2010
100 1 _aFournier, Pascale.
245 1 0 _aMuslim marriage in Western courts :
_blost in transplantation /
_cPascale Fournier.
260 _aFarnham, Surrey, England ;
_aBurlington, VT :
_bAshgate,
_cc2010.
300 _axx, 206 p. ;
_c25 cm.
490 1 _aCultural diversity and law.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
650 0 _aConflict of laws
_xMarriage.
650 0 _aDowry (Islamic law)
650 0 _aMarriage (Islamic law)
830 0 _aCultural diversity and law.
910 _aYBP LAW
_aMARS
942 _2lcc
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