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December 25, 2022Program, PublicationsUnilateral Repudiation or Divorce? Ṭalāq Betwixt and Between Diverse (Extra-)Judicial Environments
An article examining the multiple manners in which a foreign form of nuptial dissolution – broadly identified with the Arabic term ṭalāq can de facto be civilly recognized by judicial and administrative authorities.
Former Visiting Fellow Frederica Sona’s latest article on talaq, which she wrote during her time with the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, is available open-access in the The Italian Law Journal, which is sponsored by the Harvard Italian Law Association.
The article examines the multiple manners in which a foreign form of nuptial dissolution – broadly identified with the Arabic term ṭalāq can de facto be civilly recognized by judicial and administrative authorities. Precise attention is thus paid to both the processes of normative acknowledgement and the civil recording of foreign legal proceedings or administrative procedures identified as ṭalāq-s. This Islamic institution is emblematic of the interaction between different legal systems – including those of Muslim majority countries (MMCs) – and religious or cultural normative orders.
Read the full article in The Italian Law Journal.