Mahr as Contract: internal pluralism and external perspectives
<p>This paper examines the Islamic legal doctrine of mahr - an inherent component to the marriage contract. In the first part the principal aspects of the marriage contract are analysed and the pluralism between Islamic schools and geo-political regimes are acknowledged. In the second part the...
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Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law
2011-02-01
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| Series: | Oñati Socio-Legal Series |
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| Online Access: | http://ssrn.com/abstract=1898527 |