Family Law in the GCC and the Best Interests of the Child: The Multiple Meanings of a Vague Legal Concept

This article considers the inclusion of the best interests of the child standard in the family law regimes of Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as its implications for our understanding of families in the Persian Gulf region. Specifically, the degree and ends to which the concept...

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Published in:Hawwa
Main Author: Möller, Lena-Maria 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2018]
In: Hawwa
Further subjects:B GCC states
B custody (ḥaḍāna)
B Family law
B best interests of the child
B parental care
B guardianship (wilāya)
B judicial practice
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