Muslim Women between Community and Individual Rights

Legal Pluralism and Marriage in South Africa

AvFatima Mukaddam

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Del 4 i serien Gender, Justice and Legal Feminism

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Beskrivning

This book presents an in-depth exploration of the intricate negotiations of married Muslim women within Cape Town’s Muslim communities, navigating the complexities of legal pluralism governed by Muslim Personal Law (MPL).

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-05-12
Mått:155 x 235 x 10 mm
Vikt:260 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Gender, Justice and Legal Feminism
Antal sidor:152
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031546167

Utforska kategorier

Politiskt förtryck inom Samhälle och politik
Juridik: metod och teori inom Juridik
Komparativ rätt inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Dr. Fatima Mukaddam completed her Ph.D. with the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Lucerne. She is the recipient of the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship. Her research is interdisciplinary and grounded in a sociological and political understanding of human experiences, especially the most vulnerable in society. She focuses on legal pluralism, multiculturalism, gender and Islam, citizenship, and Muslim identities.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction and Background.- Theoretically Contextualising the Project.- Contextualising Legal Pluralism.- South Africa’s History of Colonialism and Apartheid.- Locating Islam in South Africa: History of Mosques and Muslim Organisations.- Compromising Legislation – Upholding the Patriarchy.- Social Context of Women’s Experiences.- The Collusion of the Patriarchs.- Muslim Personal Law and the State: Legal Pluralism and Its Discontents.