Child custody in civil and common law jurisdictions -- The best interests of the child in juristic discourse -- Private separation deeds in action -- Ottoman juristic discourse in action (1517-1801) -- Child custody in Egypt, 1801-1929 -- Twentieth- and twenty-first-century child custody (1929-2014)
Summary
A longitudinal history of Islamic child custody law, challenging Euro-American exceptionalism to reveal developments that considered the best interests of the child