The Multi-Cultural Family

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Contents: Introduction Part I Marriage and Divorce: Religious Minority Groups and the Secular State: Toward a multicultural family law, Ann Laquer Estin Taking multiculturalism seriously: marriage law and the rights of minorities, Patrick Parkinson Muslim maghrebian marriage in France: a problem for legal pluralism, Edwige Rude-Antoine Migrant women caught between Islamic family law and women's rights. The search for the appropriate 'connecting factor' in international family law, Marie-Claire Foblets Rationality and cultural pluralism in the non-recognition of foreign marriages, John Murphy Citizenship on trial: Nadia's case, Unni Wikan Blaming culture for bad behavior, Leti Volpp The reconstruction of the Constitution and the case for Muslim personal law in Canada, Syed Mumtaz Ali and Enab Whitehouse Muslim women and 'Islamic divorce' in England, Lucy Carroll Jewish marriage and civil law: a 2-way street?, David Novak. Legal Pluralism and Women's Rights: Balancing minority rights and gender justice: the impact of protecting multiculturalism on women's rights in India, Pratibha Jain A critical analysis of customary marriages, bohali and the South African Constitution, R. Songca Women, religion and multiculturalism in Israel, Ruth Halperin-Kaddari A cross cultural perspective on reproductive rights, Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer An Islamic perspective on domestic violence, Azizah Y. al-Hibri. Indigenous and Customary Law: Indigenous peoples and family law: issues in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Jacinta Ruru Evolving indigenous law: Navajo marriage a cultural traditions and modern challenges, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez Valid-where-consummated: the intersection of customary law marriages and formal adjudication, Lona N. Laymon. Part II Children: Children between cultures, John Eekelaar Complicating culture in child placement decisions, Annie Bunting Understanding sending country's traditions and policies in international adoptions: avoiding legal and cultural pitfalls, Jini L. Roby Placing the 'gift child' in transnational adoption, Barbara Yngvesson. Part III Multicultural Dispute Resolution: Cross-cultural dispute resolution: the consequences of conflicting interpretations of norms, Alison Dundes Renteln Constructing an Islamic institute of civil justice that encourages women's rights, Marie Egan Provins Building a bridge: lessons learned from family mediation training for the Hmong community of Minnesota, James R. Cohen Index.