1st Edition
The Sharia Inquiry, Religious Practice and Muslim Family Law in Britain
Edited By Samia Bano
Copyright 2023
142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
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In February 2018, the ‘Independent Review on Sharia Law in England and Wales’ was published, headed by Professor Mona Siddiqui. The review focused on whether sharia law is being misused or applied in a way that is incompatible with the domestic law in England and Wales, and, in particular, whether there were discriminatory practices against women who use sharia councils. It came about after years... Read more
Introduction Samia Bano
1. Religious-Only Marriages in England and Wales: Taking the Long View Rebecca Probert
2. Women and Shari’a Law: The Impact of Soft Legal Pluralism in the UK Elham Manea
3. Shariah Councils in the UK: Reform and Regulation Dr Islam Uddin
4. Domestic Abuse: The Dichotomy of Choosing between Informal and Formal Forum for Mediation, Arbitration and Justice Naheed Ghauri
5. Sharia Councils and Muslim Family Law: Analysing the Parity Governance Model, the Sharia Inquiry and the Role of the State/ Law Relations Samia Bano.
Index
Biography
Samia Bano is Reader in Law, School of Law, SOAS, University of London, UK.
