Family Law in Syria
Patriarchy, Pluralism and Personal Status Laws
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Reference & Language, Law
| Author: | Esther van Eijk | ISBN: | 9781786720191 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | May 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris | Language: | English |
| Author: | Esther van Eijk |
| ISBN: | 9781786720191 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | May 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris |
| Language: | English |
The current Syrian crisis has its roots in the sectarian nature of the country's multi-religious society. Since Ottoman times, the different religious communities have enjoyed the right to regulate and administer their own family relations. Matters of personal status including marriage, divorce, child custody and inheritance continue to be managed by a variety of religious laws and courts operating simultaneously within the legal system of the state. However, this complex system of competing jurisdictions has also affected inter-communal relations and has been used to deepen communal divides. Esther van Eijk discusses socio-legal practices in Syria by focusing on three courts: a shar?iyya, a Catholic court and a Greek-Orthodox court
The current Syrian crisis has its roots in the sectarian nature of the country's multi-religious society. Since Ottoman times, the different religious communities have enjoyed the right to regulate and administer their own family relations. Matters of personal status including marriage, divorce, child custody and inheritance continue to be managed by a variety of religious laws and courts operating simultaneously within the legal system of the state. However, this complex system of competing jurisdictions has also affected inter-communal relations and has been used to deepen communal divides. Esther van Eijk discusses socio-legal practices in Syria by focusing on three courts: a shar?iyya, a Catholic court and a Greek-Orthodox court
