Muslim and American? : Straddling Islamic Law and U.S. Justice.

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Hanshaw explores the often competing demands that confront American Muslims from Islamic religious law and secular law. The conflict extends into many aspects of daily life, ranging from issues concerning divorce and child custody to the interpretation of contracts. The receptivity of U.S. courts to...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hanshaw, Mark E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2010.
Colección:Recht und Gesellschaft.
Temas:
Islamic law > United States.
Muslims > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Justice, Administration of (Islamic law)
Justice, Administration of > United States.
Jihad.
Terrorism > United States > Prevention.
Droit islamique > États-Unis.
Justice > Administration (Droit islamique)
Jihād.
RELIGION > Islam > Law.
Islamic law
Jihad
Justice, Administration of
Muslims > Legal status, laws, etc.
Terrorism > Prevention
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Hanshaw explores the often competing demands that confront American Muslims from Islamic religious law and secular law. The conflict extends into many aspects of daily life, ranging from issues concerning divorce and child custody to the interpretation of contracts. The receptivity of U.S. courts to claims rooted in Islamic legal principles has been uneven, leaving Muslims in a state of uncertainty. As well, U.S. courts have often struggled to interpret Islamic law provisions. At the heart of Hanshaw?s legal analysis lies the very personal question of whether weaknesses in U.S. judicial proces.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (309 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-294) and index.
ISBN:9781593326418
1593326416

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