Shahar, Ido,  1969-, <br/><br/>
Legal pluralism in the Holy City :  competing courts, forum shopping and institutional dynamics in Jerusalem / 
Ido Shahar. 
 - xiv, 225 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - Cultural diversity and law .
 - Cultural diversity and law .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-219) and index 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Shari'a courts in Palestine and Israel : a socio-historical review -- Shari'a courts in Israel : the legal setting -- Establishment of the Shari'a court in West Jerusalem -- The site -- The cast of characters -- Organizational routines -- Doing ethnography in the Shari'a court in West Jerusalem : some reflexive notes -- Breaking Shari'a courts' monopoly in jurisdiction -- Shari'a courts' response to competition -- Forum shopping : where to file a maintenance suit -- Three Shari'a courts in Jerusalem -- Forum shopping between Shari'a courts -- Israeli Shari'a courts as pluralistic organizations : a new institutional perspective -- Empirical and theoretical implications 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781409410522  RM423.50 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islamic courts--Jerusalem.<br/>Palestinian Arabs--Legal status, laws, etc.--Jerusalem.<br/>Forum shopping--Jerusalem.