Divorce in Transnational Families: Marriage, Migration and Family Law by Iris Sp

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This book uniquely focuses on the role of family law in transnational marriages. The author demonstrates how family law is of critical importance in understanding transnational family life. Based on extensive field research in Morocco, Egypt and the Netherlands, the book examines how, during marriage and divorce, transnational families deal with the interactions of two different legal systems. Sportel studies the interactions of European and Islamic family law, addressing its interconnections with migration and everyday life, within the context of highly politicised debates on gender, Islam, migration and the family.The book will be of interest to scholars and students of family sociology, migration and diaspora studies, transnational families, family law, and sociology of law. 

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This book uniquely focuses on the role of family law in transnational marriages. The author demonstrates how family law is of critical importance in understanding transnational family life. Based on extensive field research in Morocco, Egypt and the Netherlands, the book examines how, during marriage and divorce, transnational families deal with the interactions of two different legal systems. Sportel studies the interactions of European and Islamic family law, addressing its interconnections with migration and everyday life, within the context of highly politicised debates on gender, Islam, migration and the family. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of family sociology, migration and diaspora studies, transnational families, family law, and sociology of law.

Author Biography

Iris Sportel is Fellow at Lichtenberg Kolleg, Institute for Advanced Studies, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany. 

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. The contexts of transnational divorce.- 3. Legal Aspects of Divorce.- 4. The transnational divorce process.- 5. Marital power and the law.- 6. Taking care of the children. Organising child care after divorce.- 7. Financial aspects of divorce.- 8. Support in transnational divorce: actors, norms and their influence.- 9. Conclusions

Feature

Uniquely addresses the interaction of multiple family law systems from the perspective of the everyday life of transnational families Presents a range of international examples from the Netherlands, Morocco and Egypt Provides a crossover between family sociology, migrant transnationalism and socio-legal studies

Details ISBN3319816551 Author Iris Sportel Year 2018 ISBN-10 3319816551 ISBN-13 9783319816555 Format Paperback Subtitle Marriage, Migration and Family Law DEWEY 306 Pages 270 Publisher Springer International Publishing AG Publication Date 2018-06-23 Imprint Springer International Publishing AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Short Title Divorce in Transnational Families Language English UK Release Date 2018-06-23 Illustrations VIII, 270 p. Edition Description Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016 Alternative 9783319340081 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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