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Gender, Religion, and Family Law: Theorizing Conflicts between Women’s Rights and Cultural Traditions (Brandeis Series on Gender, Culture, Religion, and Law) (Paperback)

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By Lisa Fishbayn Joffe (Editor), Sylvia Neil (Editor)
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In many regions of the world, rights guaranteed under the civil law, including rights to gender equality within marriage and rights in the distribution of family property and child custody upon divorce, are in conflict with the principles of religious law. Women’s rights issues are often at the heart of these tensions, which present pressing challenges for theorists, lawyers, and policymakers. This anthology brings together leading scholars and activists doing innovative work in Jewish law, Muslim law, Christian law, and African customary law. Using examples drawn from a variety of nations and religions, they interrogate the utility of recent theoretical models for engaging with gender and multicultural conflicts, explore contextual differences, and analyze and celebrate stories of successful initiatives that have transformed legal and cultural norms to improve women’s lives.

About the Author


LISA FISHBAYN JOFFE is director of the Project on Gender, Culture, Religion and the Law at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute of Brandeis University. SYLVIA NEIL is a lecturer in law at University of Chicago Law School, where she teaches courses on religion, law, and politics.

Product Details
ISBN: 9781611683264
ISBN-10: 1611683262
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
Publication Date: December 11th, 2012
Pages: 344
Language: English
Series: Brandeis Series on Gender, Culture, Religion, and Law