Israel currently has two recognized systems of law operating side by side: civil and religious. Israeli religious courts possess the exclusive right to conduct and terminate marriages. There is no civil marriage or divorce in Israel, irrespective of one's religious inclinations. All Muslims must marry and divorce in accordance with shariya laws, all Catholics in accordance with canon law, and all Jews in accordance with Torah law (halakha). The interpretation and implementation of Torah law is in the hands of the Orthodox religious establishment, the only stream of Judaism that enjoys legal recognition in Israel. The rabbinic courts strenuously oppose any changes to this so-called status quo arrangement between religious and secular authorities. In fact, religious courts in Israel are currently pressing for expanded jurisdiction beyond personal status, stressing their importance to Israel's growing religious community. This book shows how religious courts, based on centuries-old patriarchal law, undermine the full civil and human rights of Jewish women in Israel. Making a broad argument for civil marriage and divorce in Israel, the authors also emphasize that religious marriages and divorces, when they do occur, must benefit from legislation that makes divorce easier to obtain. Making this issue their focal point, they speak to a larger question: Is Israel a democracy or a theocracy?
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of New England
ISBN-13
9781611683639
eBay Product ID (ePID)
152450538
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Civil Law
Author
Netty Gross-Horowitz, Susan M. Weiss, Netty C. Gross-Horowitz
Publication Name
Marriage and Divorce in the Jewish State-Israel`S Civil War
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
231mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
460g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Susan M. Weiss, Netty C. Gross-Horowitz, Netty Gross-Horowitz
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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