Divorce and remarriage of orthodox copts in egypt: The 2008 state council ruling and the amendment of the 1938 personal status regulations

Islamic Law and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 356-386

  Bernard Maugiron, Nathalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

Author keywords

1938 Coptic Orthodox Personal Status Regulations; conflict rules; conversion; divorce; Egypt; non Muslims; Orthodox Copts; personality of laws; remarriage; unified personal status law for non Muslims

Indexed keywords

EID: 80755163083     PISSN: 09289380     EISSN: 15685195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156851910X537829     Document Type: Article

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