Muslim marriage in Western courts : lost in transplantation /
Fournier, Pascale.
Farnham : Ashgate,
c2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The roots of Mahr and the hybrid transplant : introducing Mahr as an Islamic legal conception and a fragmented legal concept -- When Mahr travels : adjudicating Mahr in Canada, the United States, France, and Germany -- Nourishing the transplanted law : fertile soil or rocky ground? -- Contradictions in the reception of Mahr as ideology and subjectivity -- Samir and Leila revisited : the adjudication and reception of Mahr and its subjective significance for Muslim women  -- Deep roots and tall branches : conclusions on the reception of Mahr by Western courts.
Dowry (Islamic law)
Marriage (Islamic law)
Conflict of laws