Adjudication in Religious Family Laws Cultural Accommodation, Legal Pluralism, and Gender Equality in India
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Shared Adjudication Model
- 3 State Law and the Adjudication Process
- 4 Making and Unmaking the Conjugal Family
- 5 Juristic Diversity, Contestations over “Islamic Law,” and Women's Rights
- 6 Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
- CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN LAW AND SOCIETY
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 May 2011
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Shared Adjudication Model
- 3 State Law and the Adjudication Process
- 4 Making and Unmaking the Conjugal Family
- 5 Juristic Diversity, Contestations over “Islamic Law,” and Women's Rights
- 6 Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
- CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN LAW AND SOCIETY
- References
- Type
- Chapter
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- Adjudication in Religious Family LawsCultural Accommodation, Legal Pluralism, and Gender Equality in India, pp. 351 - 386Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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