Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Moosa, Najma"
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An analysis of the human rights and gender consequences of the new South African constitution and bill of rights with regard to the recognition and implementation of Muslim personal law (MPL)
Moosa, Najma (University of the Western Cape, 1996)Prior to the new constitutional dispensation in South Africa all women had identities of race and gender imposed on them. With a new dispensation in place Muslim women, however, still have to deal with identities attributed ... -
A comparative study of the South African and Islamic law of succession and matrimonial property with especial attention to the implications for the Muslim woman
Moosa, Najma (University of Western Cape, 1991)As a Muslim south African trained in South African Roman-Dutch law, I have been exposed to experiences/situations which indicate a conflict between the principles of South African Roman-Dutch law and Islamic law of succession. ... -
Exploring the concept of conciliation (ṣulḥ) as a method of alternative dispute resolution in Islamic law
Allie, Shouket (University of the Western Cape, 2020)This research will chart and navigate the early stages in the development, conceptualisation, and formulation of Islāmic law and the concept of ṣulḥ as a mechanism of legal redress in Islāmic law (Sharī’a). The research ... -
Reforming and retreating: British policies on transforming the administration of Islamic Law and its institutions in the Busa‘idi Sultanate 1890-1963
Abdulkadir, Abdulkadir Hashim (University of the Western Cape, 2010)After the establishment of the British Protectorate in the Busa‘idi Sultanate in 1890, the British colonial administration embarked on a policy of transforming the administration of Islamic law and its institutions which ...