The Islamic Law of Marriage and Inheritance in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMujuzi, Jamil Ddamulira
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-11T11:27:07Z
dc.date.available2021-10-11T11:27:07Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractArticle 24(4) of the Constitution of Kenya qualifies the right to equality “to the extent strictly necessary for the application of” Islamic law “in matters relating to personal status, marriage, divorce and inheritance”. Section 3 of the Marriage Act provides that, although spouses have equal rights during marriage and at its dissolution, “the parties to an Islamic marriage shall only have the rights granted under Islamic law”. The Law of Succession Act states that it is generally not applicable to the estate of a deceased Muslim. In this article, the author examines case law from the Kadhi’s Court, the High Court and the Court of Appeal on issues of Muslim marriages and inheritance. These cases illustrate, in some instances, the tensions between Islamic law and human rights.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMujuzi, Jamil. (2021). The Islamic Law of Marriage and Inheritance in Kenya. Journal of African Law. 1-25. 10.1017/S0021855321000346.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://doi.org:10.1017/S0021855321000346.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6888
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge Universityen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectIslamic lawen_US
dc.subjectShariaen_US
dc.subjectMuslim lawen_US
dc.subjectKadhi's courten_US
dc.titleThe Islamic Law of Marriage and Inheritance in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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