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Akhtar, Rajnaara C. (2020) Non-legally binding Muslim marriages in England and Qatar : circumventing the state. Electronic Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, 8 (1). pp. 13-24. doi:10.5167/uzh-187603 ISSN 1664-5707.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-187603
Abstract
Marriage and relationship norms are changing globally. The state’s role in administrating marriages and relationship breakdown is coming under mounting stress due to the increasing manifestation of differing relationship norms. In England, the state is grappling with non-legally binding marriages and non-formal relationships, including Muslim religious-only marriages and cohabitation respectively. In Qatar, on the other hand, the state carefully regulates marriages, including, in some instances, the question of who marries whom. However, the issue of non-legally binding “religious-only” marriages can be located in both of these very disparate legal systems. This paper explores the way in which couples in both countries are bypassing the state to enter marriages based on their individual circumstances, and the situations in which non-legally binding marriages are a conscious choice.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GT Manners and customs K Law [Moys] > KD Religious Systems K Law [Moys] > KN Common Law, Private Law K Law [Moys] > KT Asia and Pacific |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Marriage (Islamic law), Marriage law -- Great Britain, Islamic marriage customs and rites, Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Islam, Unmarried couples -- Legal status, laws, etc. | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Electronic Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law | ||||||
| Publisher: | The Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Legal Studies (CIMELS), University of Zurich | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1664-5707 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 13 May 2020 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 8 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 13-24 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.5167/uzh-187603 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 21 September 2022 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 22 September 2022 | ||||||
| Is Part Of: | 1 | ||||||
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