1st Edition
Accommodating Muslims under Common Law A Comparative Analysis
206 Pages
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Routledge
214 Pages
by
Routledge
214 Pages
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Routledge
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The book explores the relationship between Muslims, the Common Law and Sharīʽah post-9/11. The book looks at the accommodation of Sharīʽah Law within Western Common Law legal traditions and the role of the judiciary, in particular, in drawing boundaries for secular democratic states with Muslim populations who want resolutions to conflicts that also comply with the dictates of their faith.... Read more
Introduction 1. Muslim Communities in a Multicultural Context 2. Contextualising Shari’ah in the Common Law World 3. Muslims, Family Relationships and the Common Law 4. Muslims, Crime and the Common Law 5. Muslims, Business Transactions and the Common Law Conclusion
Biography
Salim Farrar is an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia.
Ghena Krayem is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Australia.
