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As the only area of law that is still commonly termed 'Islamic law', family law is one of the most sensitive and controversial legal areas in all Muslim-majority countries. Morocco and Jordan both issued new family codes in the 2000s, but there are a number of differences in the ways these two states engaged in reform. These include how the reform was carried out, the content of the new family codes, and the way the new laws are applied. Based on extensive fieldwork and rich in sources, this book examines why these two ostensibly similar semi-authoritarian regimes varied so significantly in their engagement with family law. Dörthe Engelcke demonstrates that the structure of the legal systems, shaped by colonial policies, had an effect on how reform processes were carried out as well as the content and the application of family law.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Series information
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transliteration
- Acronyms
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Colonial Legal Legacies and State-Building
- 3 The Contemporary Legal Systems
- 4 The Impact of International Law
- 5 The Process of Family Law Reform in Jordan
- 6 The Process of Family Law Reform in Morocco
- 7 Contested Issues of Jordanian Family Law
- 8 Contested Issues of Moroccan Family Law
- 9 The Implementation of the 2004 Law: The Prevalence of Multiple Normativities
- 10 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Books in the Series