Marriage and Divorce in a Multi-Cultural Context
Multi-Tiered Marriage and the Boundaries of Civil Law and Religion
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Marriage and Divorce in a Multi-Cultural Context
Multi-Tiered Marriage and the Boundaries of Civil Law and Religion
About This Book
American family law makes two key assumptions: first, that the civil state possesses sole authority over marriage and divorce; and second, that the civil law may contain only one regulatory regime for such matters. These assumptions run counter to the multicultural and religiously plural nature of our society. This book elaborates how those assumptions are descriptively incorrect, and it begins an important conversation about whether more pluralism in family law is normatively desirable. For example, may couples rely upon religious tribunals (Jewish, Muslim, or otherwise) to decide family law disputes? May couples opt into stricter divorce rules, either through premarital contracts or 'covenant marriages'? How should the state respond? Intentionally interdisciplinary and international in scope, this volume contains contributions from fourteen leading scholars. The authors address the provocative question of whether the state must consider sharing its jurisdictional authority with other groups in family law.
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- Cover
- MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE IN A MULTICULTURAL CONTEXT
- Title
- Copyright
- To Jennifer I choose you again and again
- Contents
- Detail Contents
- About the Editor
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Permissions
- Introduction
- 1 Multi-Tiered Marriage: Reconsidering the Boundaries of Civil Law and Religion
- 2 Pluralism and Decentralization in Marriage Regulation
- 3 Marriage and the Law: Time for a Divorce?
- 4 Unofficial Family Law: Ann Laquer Estin
- 5 Covenant Marriage Laws: A Model for Compromise
- 6 New Yorkâs Regulation of Jewish Marriage: Covenant, Contract, or Statute?
- 7 Political Liberalism, Islamic Family Law, and Family Law Pluralism
- 8 Multi-Tiered Marriages in South Africa
- 9 Ancient and Modern Boundary Crossings Between Personal Laws and Civil Law in Composite India
- 10 The Perils of Privatized Marriage
- 11 Canadian Conjugal Mosaic: From Multiculturalism to Multi-Conjugalism?
- 12 Marriage Pluralism in the United States: On Civil and Religious Jurisdiction and the Demands of Equal Citizenship
- 13 Faith in Law? Diffusing Tensions Between Diversity and Equality
- 14 The Frontiers of Marital Pluralism: An Afterword
- Index