Child Custody in Islamic Law: Theory and Practice in Egypt since the Sixteenth Century

ISBN-13: 9781108456197 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 279 str.

Montréal) Ahmed Fekry Ibrahim (McGill University

Opis

In this longitudinal history of Islamic child custody law, Ahmed Fekry Ibrahim challenges Euro-American exceptionalism and unveils developments akin to the Euro-American concept of the best interests of the child, enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

Recenzje

'This is a fascinating account of the practice of custody and guardianship in Egypt,and one hopes many future studies on these subjects will follow.' Janan Delgado, Journal of Near Eastern Studies

Spis treści

Part I. Child Custody and Guardianship in Comparative Perspective: 1. Child custody in civil and common law jurisdictions; 2. The best interests of the child in juristic discourse; Part II. Ottoman Egyptian Practice 1517–1801: 3. Private separation deeds in action; 4. Ottoman juristic discourse in action (1517–1801); 5. Child custody in Egypt 1801–1929; 6. Twentieth- and twenty-first-century child custody (1929–2014).