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Akhtar, Rajnaara C., Probert, Rebecca and Moors, Annelies (2018) Informal Muslim marriages : regulations and contestations. Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, 7 (3). pp. 367-375. doi:10.1093/ojlr/rwy036 ISSN 2047-0789.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/ojlr/rwy036
Abstract
This special issue of the OJLR focuses on informal religious-only marriages occurring within Muslim communities in various jurisdictions with differing traditions of marriage and state regulation. It is widely accepted that religious marriages are entered by Muslims seeking to embark on a religiously lawful intimate relationship. In general, a religious-only marriage usually results in the parties not benefitting from state legal protections available to legally recognized spouses. This is an issue, to varying degrees, in all five of the jurisdictions considered in this issue, whether Muslim-minority (England and Wales, Italy, Malta, and Finland) or Muslim-majority (Tunisia).
The contributions to this special issue were presented at a two-day symposium titled Unregistered Muslim Marriages—Regulations and Contestations. This was organized by Rajnaara Akhtar and Annelies Moors and held in April 2017 at De Montfort University in Leicester, in conjunction with the University of Amsterdam. The articles in this volume not only explore the legal framework regulating marriages but also incorporate empirical research findings to explore the individual lived realities of couples entering these relationships, their eventual treatment by the state, and the multifaceted dynamism in between these markers. In this regard, we continue discussions relating to the tripartite dynamic between the individual, the mosque, and the state presented in a concurrent jointly co-edited special journal issue based around the same theme.
| 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: | Oxford Journal of Law and Religion | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Oxford Academic | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 2047-0789 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | October 2018 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 7 | ||||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 367-375 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1093/ojlr/rwy036 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Oxford Journal of Law and Religion following peer review. The version of record Rajnaara C Akhtar, Rebecca Probert, Annelies Moors, Informal Muslim Marriages: Regulations and Contestations, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, Volume 7, Issue 3, October 2018, Pages 367–375 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/ojlr/rwy036. | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
| Description: | Free access from journal site |
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| Date of first compliant deposit: | 21 September 2022 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 22 September 2022 | ||||||||
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