Marriage and Divorce in a Multi-Cultural Context
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Marriage and Divorce in a Multi-Cultural Context

Multi-Tiered Marriage and the Boundaries of Civil Law and Religion

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Marriage and Divorce in a Multi-Cultural Context

Multi-Tiered Marriage and the Boundaries of Civil Law and Religion

About this book

American family law makes two key assumptions: first, that the civil state possesses sole authority over marriage and divorce; and second, that the civil law may contain only one regulatory regime for such matters. These assumptions run counter to the multicultural and religiously plural nature of our society. This book elaborates how those assumptions are descriptively incorrect, and it begins an important conversation about whether more pluralism in family law is normatively desirable. For example, may couples rely upon religious tribunals (Jewish, Muslim, or otherwise) to decide family law disputes? May couples opt into stricter divorce rules, either through premarital contracts or 'covenant marriages'? How should the state respond? Intentionally interdisciplinary and international in scope, this volume contains contributions from fourteen leading scholars. The authors address the provocative question of whether the state must consider sharing its jurisdictional authority with other groups in family law.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780521194754
eBook ISBN
9781139180313
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Family Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE IN A MULTICULTURAL CONTEXT
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. To Jennifer I choose you again and again
  6. Contents
  7. Detail Contents
  8. About the Editor
  9. List of Contributors
  10. Preface
  11. Permissions
  12. Introduction
  13. 1 Multi-Tiered Marriage: Reconsidering the Boundaries of Civil Law and Religion
  14. 2 Pluralism and Decentralization in Marriage Regulation
  15. 3 Marriage and the Law: Time for a Divorce?
  16. 4 Unofficial Family Law: Ann Laquer Estin
  17. 5 Covenant Marriage Laws: A Model for Compromise
  18. 6 New York’s Regulation of Jewish Marriage: Covenant, Contract, or Statute?
  19. 7 Political Liberalism, Islamic Family Law, and Family Law Pluralism
  20. 8 Multi-Tiered Marriages in South Africa
  21. 9 Ancient and Modern Boundary Crossings Between Personal Laws and Civil Law in Composite India
  22. 10 The Perils of Privatized Marriage
  23. 11 Canadian Conjugal Mosaic: From Multiculturalism to Multi-Conjugalism?
  24. 12 Marriage Pluralism in the United States: On Civil and Religious Jurisdiction and the Demands of Equal Citizenship
  25. 13 Faith in Law? Diffusing Tensions Between Diversity and Equality
  26. 14 The Frontiers of Marital Pluralism: An Afterword
  27. Index