TY - BOOK AU - Giunchi,Elisa TI - Muslim family law in Western courts T2 - Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series SN - 9780415819770 (hardback) PY - 2014/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, UK PB - Routledge KW - Domestic relations (Islamic law) KW - Western countries KW - Conflict of laws KW - Domestic relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 'This book focuses on how various aspects of Islamic family law as interpreted and applied by judges in Europe, in Australia and North America. Covering a wide number of countries (Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Australia), it uses court transcriptions and observations to discuss a number of specific issue, including how the most contentious marriage-related issues - consent and age of spouses, mahr, polygamy, divorce, and kafalah - are adjudicated'-- ER -