MATRIMONIAL CONTRACTS AND THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN ISLAM - A SAUDI ARABIA CASE STUDY
MATRIMONIAL CONTRACTS AND THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN ISLAM - A SAUDI ARABIA CASE STUDY
Author(s): Ingrid Ileana NicolauSubject(s): Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Theology and Religion
Published by: Editura Universitatii Petrol-Gaze din Ploiesti
Keywords: marriage; Islam; matrimonial contract; women rights; mahr; Saudi Arabia
Summary/Abstract: Marriage is regarded both as a social agreement and a legal contract in Islam. Unlike the optional Western prenuptial agreement, the matrimonial contract is a compulsory component of an Islamic marriage. In Saudi Arabia the matrimonial contract is used to ensure certain rights and privileges for the woman after marriage. Women who desire a non-traditional type of marriage (to have a job, not to be responsible for certain house chores presumed to be their obligation), stipulate such clauses in the matrimonial contract
Journal: Jurnalul de Drept si Stiinte Administrative
- Issue Year: 1/2018
- Issue No: 9
- Page Range: 72-76
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
