Women and Shari'a law : the impact of legal pluralism in the UK
Elham Manea
- London : I.B.Tauris, c2016.
- x, 301 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Introduction. The debate -- A critical review of the essentialist paradigm -- Islamic law in the West: the case of Britain -- Legal pluralism in practice -- Islamic law and human rights between theory and reality : Britain as a showcase -- Islamism and Islamic law in the West : stating the obvious? Britain as an example -- Contextualising the debate in women's reality : Shari'a law contested -- Conclusion. Time for a paradigm shift.
9781784537357
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