Abstract
This Article thus has two goals. The first is to show how the Muslim conception of marriage diverges from the Christian-influenced norms that dominate American law and society. Understanding this divergence provides a necessary background to Islamic mahr contracts. The second goal is to provide lawyers and judges with a doctrinal framework within our current law for analyzing these contracts and reaching sensible results in concrete cases.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Publication Information
2011 Utah Law Review 287-334
Repository Citation
Oman, Nathan B., "How to Judge Shari'a Contracts: A Guide to Islamic Marriage Agreements in American Courts" (2011). Faculty Publications. 1182.
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/facpubs/1182