Fournier, Pascale. <br/><br/>
Muslim marriage in Western courts :  lost in transplantation / 
by Pascale Fournier. 
 - Farnham, Surrey, England :  Ashgate,  c2010. 
 - xx, 206 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - Cultural diversity and law. .
<br/><br/> The roots of Mahr and the hybrid transplant : introducing Mahr as an Islamic legal conception and a fragmented legal concept -- When Mahr travels : adjudicating Mahr in Canada, the United States, France, and Germany -- Nourishing the transplanted law : fertile soil or rocky ground? -- Contradictions in the reception of Mahr as ideology and subjectivity -- Samir and Leila revisited : the adjudication and reception of Mahr and its subjective significance for Muslim women -- Deep roots and tall branches : conclusions on the reception of Mahr by Western courts. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781409404415 (hbk)  RM276.91 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Dowry (Islamic law).<br/>Marriage (Islamic law).<br/>Conflict of laws--Marriage.<br/>Muslims--Legal status, laws, etc.<br/>Divorce settlements.<br/>Conflict of laws--Divorce.