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Author Margalit, Yehezkel, author

Title The Jewish family : between family law and contract law / Yehezkel Margalit
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017
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Description 1 online resource
Series Cambridge studies in law and Judaism
Contents Regulating marital relations between spouses by consent -- Freedom of contract in Jewish family law : the differences between the Babylonian and Palestinian Talmuds -- Is there really no conditional marriage? -- Temporary Marriage -- A possible solution to the problem of the Agunah? -- Towards establishing halakhic parenthood by agreement?
Summary Traditional Jewish family law has persevered for hundreds of years and rules covering marriage, the raising of children, and divorce are well established; yet pressures from modern society are causing long held views to be re-examined. The Jewish Family: Between Family Law and Contract Law examines the tenets of Jewish family law in the light of new attitudes concerning the role of women, assisted reproduction technologies, and prenuptial agreements. It explores, through interdisciplinary research combining the legal aspects of family law and contract law, how the Jewish family can cope with both old and modern obstacles and challenges. Focusing on the nexus of Jewish family law and contract law to propose how 'freedom of contract' can be part of how family law can be interpreted, The Jewish Family will appeal to practitioners, activists, academic researchers, and laymen readers who are interested in the fields of law, theology, and social science
Subject Domestic relations (Jewish law)
Marriage (Jewish law)
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Agunahs.
Parent and child (Jewish law)
Agunahs
Domestic relations (Jewish law)
Marriage (Jewish law)
Parent and child (Jewish law)
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781316681350
1316681351