Rethinking Muslim Personal Law: Issues, Debates and Reforms

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Editors
List of Contributors
Introduction
	History and Sociology of MPL
	Politics of MPL/UCC
	Notes
Part I: History and Law
	Chapter 1: Of Statutes and Scriptures: Diversity, Democracy, Personal Laws and Courts
		I. Introduction: What Is Personal Law?
		II. Customary Law and Personal Law
		III. Islamic Laws and the Muslim Personal Law in India
		IV. The Conundrum between Uniform Civil Code and Personal Laws
		V. Issue of Fundamental Rights and View of the Court
		VI. Sabrimala – Entry of Women in Temple
		VII Conclusion
		Notes
	Chapter 2: Muslim Personal Law from a Cross-national and Comparative Law Perspective
		I. Introduction: Changing Demographic and Religious Landscapes in India and the Involvement of Islam and Muslims
		II. The Global, Cross-national Picture
		III. The Practical Usefulness of Legal Pluralism and Comparative Law
		IV. The Kite Model of Law in Principle
		V. The Practical Application of the Kite Model
		VI. A Case Example
		VII. Some Thoughts on the Kite Model and Muslim Personal Law
		VIII. Key Findings and Conclusions
		Notes
	Chapter 3: Decoding Uniform Civil Code (UCC): A Sociological Analysis
		I. Introduction
		II. Pluralism and Uncodified Personal Law among Muslims
		III. Muslim Women and Gender Justice
		IV. Postscript
		Notes
	Chapter 4: Muslim Personal Law Reform and Human Rights
		I. Introduction
		II. Nature of Islamic Law and Practice
		III. Polygamy
		IV. Triple Talaq
		V. Maintenance
		VI. A Way Forward Reforms
		VII. Conclusion
		Notes
Part II: Politics and Law
	Chapter 5: Muslim Personal Law and Triple Talaq: Claims, Counterclaims and the Media Discourse
		I. Introduction
		II. Women’s Movement and the UCC
		III. MPL and TT: A Background
		IV. Banning Triple Talaq: The Supporters’ Claims
		V. Opponents of Triple Talaq Law and Their Claims
		VI. Alternative Voices, Triple Talaq Law and the Question of Reform
		Notes
	Chapter 6: Triple Talaq Bill and Reforming the Muslim Personal Law in India
		I. Introduction: The Legal Discourse
		II. Theological Discourse
		Notes
	Chapter 7: Politics of Shariat in Postcolonial India
		I. Introduction
		II. What is Shariat, Historically?
		III. The Postcolonial Shariat
		Notes
Part III: Gender and Law
	Chapter 8: Challenging the Hegemonic Discourse: All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board and Gender Justice
		I. Divergent Opinions and the Formation of the Board
		II. Versatile Conformism
		III. Challenging the Hegemony – AIMPWLB and AIMPLB
		Notes
	Chapter 9: Gender Equality Should Guide the Process of Reforming Family Laws and Not National Integration
		I. Introduction
		II. The UCC Debate in the Constituent Assembly
		III. BJP and the UCC
		IV. Regional Diversity
		V. Diversity within Religious Communities, Caste and Scheduled Tribes
		Notes
Bibliography
Index