1. From Jurists’ Ijtihad to Neo-judicial Ijtihad: Some introductory remarks Elisa Giunchi 2. Shari‘a Courts and Muslim Family Law in Lebanon Morgan Clarke 3. The Application of Muslim Personal Law in India: A system of legal pluralism in action Sylvia Vatuk 4. Family Law in Pakistan: Using the secular to influence the religious Nausheen Ahmed 5. The Enforcement of Personal Status Law by Egyptian Courts Monika Lindbekk 6. Courts and Reform of Personal Status Law in Egypt: Access to judicial divorce for injury and polygamy Nathalie Bernard-Maugiron 7. The Potential Within: Adjudications on shiqaq (discord) divorce by Moroccan judges Fatima Sadiqa 8. Family Law in Post Revolutionary Iran: Closing the doors of ijtihad? Anna Vanzan 9. Islamic family Law in Secular Turkish Courts Ihsan Yilmaz
Biography
Elisa Giunchi is an Assistant Professor of History and Institutions of Muslim Countries at the University of Milan, Italy.
"These two volumes [Adjudicating Family Law in Muslim Courts and Muslim Family Law in Western Courts], taken together, represent a needed contribution to the field of Islamic studies, particularly in relation to Islamic law.
“The pragmatic approach of the two volumes, taking into account the different faces of legal practices in several Muslim and Western countries, is […] refreshing, and can provide a valuable contribution to the understanding of phenomena which are too often interpreted through the lenses of prejudices.” - Luca Ozzano in Politics, Religion and Ideology
