Family Law and Religion

This collection explores how religious issues in family law are interpreted by judges and legislators and how these are dealt with in different jurisdictions. This includes examining how the law deals with parenting disputes about the religious upbringing of the child, the legal recognition of religious weddings in the civil law, the division of matrimonial property based on religious principles, the reconciliation of religious plurality in family law, the influence of religion on divorce law, the protection of the rights of religious minorities in family law, the role of religion in adoption law, and the relationship between religion and reproductive rights. The relationship between religion and secularism in family law is also considered. The focus is on exploring family law issues that involve a religious issue or theme and how the law addresses those religious matters. The book will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of Family Law, Law and Religion and Comparative Law.