Muslim Families, Politics and the Law

A Legal Industry in Multicultural Britain

• Author(s): Professor Ralph Grillo,
• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
• Pages: 288
• ISBN_10: 147245121X
  ISBN_13: 9781472451217
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Law / General , Law / International , Religion / Religion, Politics & State , Law / Public , Political Science / Human Rights ,

Description:... Islam generally and the Muslim family in particular have become highly politicized sites of contestation. This book focuses on the way in which gender relations and associated questions of (women’s) agency, consent and autonomy, have become the focus of political and social commentary, and the implications this has for British multiculturalism. The book also includes a detailed overview of the public debate about the application of Islamic legal and ethical norms (Shari’a) in family law matters, and the associated role of Shari’a councils, in a British context.