Judging Through Narrative: Muslim Family Laws in Non-Muslim Courts - Couverture souple

Sezgin, Yüksel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 131663812X ISBN 13 : 9781316638125

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Synopsis

Judging Through Narrative explores the normative frames, or judicial narratives, that non-Muslim courts construct when adjudicating Muslim Family Law disputes. The book examines how these narratives shape the rule of law, gender reform, and public trust in the justice system. Drawing on over 400 interviews with judges, lawyers, and litigants, and an analysis of nearly 3,000 judicial decisions from Ghana, India, Israel, and Greece, the book reveals how coherence and fragmentation in judicial storytelling influences legal legitimacy and reform. Introducing the concept of 'narratival (in)cohesion', this work offers a new framework for understanding how courts mediate between religion, rights, and state authority. Bridging law, political science, and socio-legal studies, it is an essential resource for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to understand how judicial narratives shape the lived experience of law in diverse, multi-religious societies.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Yüksel Sezgin is Professor of Political Science and Law at Syracuse University and author of the award-winning Human Rights under State-Enforced Religious Family Laws in Israel, Egypt and India (2013). A recipient of APSA's Aaron Wildavsky and MESA's Malcolm H. Kerr Awards, he researches comparative religious law and legal pluralism globally.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 131663812X
• ISBN 13: 9781316638125
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 250
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Cambridge University Press; https://www.cambridge.org/; ; Via Honduras,15; Pomezia; Italia; 71; Italie