Focus and Scope

FOCUS

The main focus of this journal is on theoretical and empirical analysis of:

Legal Validity: The process and requirements for determining the validity of legal actions in the private/family sphere.

Status Recognition: State and religious recognition of the personal status of individuals and human relationships.
Reform and

Jurisprudence: The transformation of Islamic family law in various parts of the world in response to modern issues.

SCOPE

We invite original manuscripts covering (but not limited to) the following topics:

Marital Legitimacy: Unregistered marriages, interfaith marriages, marriage registration, and the validity of contemporary marriage contracts.

Child and Lineage (Nasab): The legitimacy of a child's status, adoption, protection of children's rights, and the use of technology (such as DNA testing or IVF) in determining lineage.

Gender and Justice: Women's rights in divorce, hadhanah (child custody), and distributive justice within the family.

Inheritance and Wealth: The dynamics of Islamic inheritance law (faraid), wills, and gifts in the context of national law.

State vs. Sharia: Conflict and harmony between state legal authority and religious law in determining the legal status of citizens.

Contemporary Challenges: Family law in the digital age, the impact of global migration on family law, and the rights of Muslim minorities in Western countries.