Recent Scholarship: Akhter v. Khan

In August, the SHARIAsourceBlog featured a roundtable discussion on the Akhter v. Khan case, concerning the legal status of Islamic marriages and divorces under UK law. The London School of … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Akhter v. Khan

FEATURE :: Roundtable on Islamic Family Law in the UK: Akhter v. Khan (July 2018)

Six scholars and practitioners of Islamic family law and related subjects weigh in on the recent high-profile case of Islamic divorce in the UK, Akhter v. Khan issued by the High … Continue reading FEATURE :: Roundtable on Islamic Family Law in the UK: Akhter v. Khan (July 2018)

Roundtable on Islamic Family Law in the UK :: Engaging with the Terms of the Marriage Act of 1949

Rebecca Probert comments on the High Court of Justice of England and Wales’ recent decision on the Akhter v. Khan case. The case is one example of the ongoing examination of the legal … Continue reading Roundtable on Islamic Family Law in the UK :: Engaging with the Terms of the Marriage Act of 1949

Roundtable on Islamic Family Law in the UK :: The Need for an Efficient Mechanism to Marry (Akhter v. Khan, July 2018)

Vishal Vora comments on the High Court of Justice of England and Wales’ recent decision on the Akhter v. Khan case. The case is one example of the ongoing examination of the … Continue reading Roundtable on Islamic Family Law in the UK :: The Need for an Efficient Mechanism to Marry (Akhter v. Khan, July 2018)

Roundtable on Islamic Family Law in the UK :: The Move Toward Cohabitation: Islamic Marriage in England and Wales

Hadeer Soliman and Vishal Vora analyze the ongoing examination of the legal status of Islamic marriages and divorces under UK law using Al-Saedy v. Musawi (2010), Dukali v. Lamrani (2012), MA v. JA (2012), and the July … Continue reading Roundtable on Islamic Family Law in the UK :: The Move Toward Cohabitation: Islamic Marriage in England and Wales

Roundtable on Islamic Family Law in the UK :: Re-opening the Debate on the Law of Marriage as a Whole (Akhter v. Khan, July 2018)

Ralph Grillo comments on the High Court of Justice of England and Wales’ recent decision on the Akhter v. Khan case. The case is one example of the ongoing examination of the … Continue reading Roundtable on Islamic Family Law in the UK :: Re-opening the Debate on the Law of Marriage as a Whole (Akhter v. Khan, July 2018)

Roundtable on Islamic Family Law in the UK :: UK Courts recognize the Islamic law equivalent of a “semblance of marriage” (Akhter v. Khan, July 2018)

Intisar A. Rabb comments on the High Court of Justice of England and Wales’ recent decision on the Akhter v. Khan case. The case is one example of the ongoing examination of … Continue reading Roundtable on Islamic Family Law in the UK :: UK Courts recognize the Islamic law equivalent of a “semblance of marriage” (Akhter v. Khan, July 2018)

Roundtable on Islamic Family Law in the UK :: Islamic Marriage and English Divorce – a new Decision from the English High Court

Guest contributor Ralf Michaels writes at Conflict of Laws on the High Court of Justice of England and Wales' recent decision on the Akhter v. Khan case. The case is … Continue reading Roundtable on Islamic Family Law in the UK :: Islamic Marriage and English Divorce – a new Decision from the English High Court