Manea, EIham

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


Women (Islamic law)--Great Britain
Muslim women--Great Britain--Legal status, laws, etc.
Women (Islamic law)
Muslim women--Legal status, laws, etc.

297.12408 MA WO