Rethinking Muslim Personal Law: Issues, Debates and Reforms

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Hilal Ahmed (Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi, India) R. K. Mishra (Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India)

Rethinking Muslim Personal Law

Issues, Debates and Reforms

Hilal Ahmed (Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi, India), R. K. Mishra (Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India), K. N. Jehangir

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Routledge India
29 April 2022

Regional studies; Gender studies, gender groups; Islamic law; Gender & the law; Social law

This volume critically analyses Muslim Personal Law (MPL) in India and offers an alternative perspective to look at MPL and the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) debate. Tracing the historical origins of this legal mechanism and its subsequent political manifestations, it highlights the complex nature of MPL as a sociological phenomenon, driven by context-specific social norms and cultural values. With expert contributions, it discusses wide-ranging themes and issues including MPL reforms and human rights; decoding of UCC in India; the contentious Triple Talaq bill and MPL; the Shah Bano case; Sharia (Islamic jurisprudence) in postcolonial India; women’s equality and family laws; and MPL in the media discourse in India. The volume highlights that although MPL is inextricably linked to Sharia, it does not necessarily determine the everyday customs and local practices of Muslim communities in India

This topical book will greatly interest scholars and researchers of law and jurisprudence, political studies, Islamic studies, Muslim Personal Law, history, multiculturalism, South Asian studies, sociology of religion, sociology of law and family law. It will also be useful to practitioners, policymakers, law professionals and journalists.

Edited by: Hilal Ahmed (Centre for the Study of Developing Societies New Delhi India), R. K. Mishra (Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India), K. N. Jehangir
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032078748
ISBN 10: 103207874X
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 29 April 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Part 1. History and Law 1. Of Statutes and Scriptures: Diversity, Democracy, Personal Laws and Courts 2. Muslim Personal Laws from a Cross-national and Comparative Law Perspective 3. Decoding Uniform Civil Code (UCC): A Sociological Analysis 4. Muslim Personal Law Reform and Human Rights Part II. Politics and Law 5. Muslim Personal Law and Triple Talaq: Claims, Counter-claims and the Media Discourse 6. Triple Talaq Bill and Reforming the Muslim Personal Law in India 7. Politics of Shariat in Postcolonial India Part III. Gender and Law 8. Challenging the Hegemonic Discourse: All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board and Gender Justice 9. Gender Equality Should Guide the Process of Reforming Family Laws and Not National Integration

Hilal Ahmed is Associate Professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi, India. R. K. Mishra is Senior Professor and ONGC Subir Raha Chair Professor at the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India. K. N. Jehangir is Faculty Member (Students’ Mentor) at the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India.