In Islamic law, the concept of baligh has long been debated among clerics. The debate also
appears to have resulted in different rules regarding the minimum age of marriage among …

Religion and Democratization is a comparative study of democratization in Muslim and
Catholic societies. It explores the nature and impact of" religiously friendly democratization" …

Little is known about government policies that regulate economic transfers between
separated parents (child support) outside of high-income countries. This paper provides the …

Women Judges in the Muslim World: A Comparative Study of Discourse and Practice offers
a socio-legal account of public debates and judicial practices surrounding the performance …

This paper highlights the originality and scholarly contributions of the present Special Issue
on transnational divorces in three ways. First, it examines two sets of related literature and …

This article examines contemporary struggles over same-sex marriage in the daily lives of
black lesbian-and gay-identified South Africans. Based primarily on 21 in-depth interviews …

This research paper dives into the multifaceted landscape of Sharia law within the Islamic
tradition, offering a comprehensive exploration that spans historical foundations, theoretical …

This special issue of Islamic Law and Society takes a close look at contemporary
manifestations of an Islamic divorce procedure known as khulʿ. Studying khulʿ is not an …

This chapter begins by reviewing two earlier historiographies of Islamic family law to
illustrate the breadth and depth of the field. It then proceeds to examine the literature in three …

This chapter focuses on the most recent reform of Moroccan family law (mudawwana al-
usra) in 2004.1 The main question guiding the analysis is: is there a difference in the way …