Between Civil and Religious Law The Plight of the Agunah in American Society

Name: Between Civil and Religious Law The Plight of the Agunah in American Society
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ISBN: 9780313284717

ISBN-10: 0313284717

ISBN-13: 9780313284717

Edition: 1993

Authors: Irving A. Breitowitz

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Breitowitz focuses on what many regard as the cutting issue of Jewish law as it grapples with the disintegrative forces of twentieth-century life: the problem of the Agunah or "stranded wife." In addition, the Agunah issue raises intriguing questions about the impotence of religious law in a secular society and how the establishment and free exercise clauses intersect to facilitate or hinder the accommodation of religious interests. All legal avenues available to secure relief are discussed, including the use of prenuptial agreements, the application of tort theory, and the rather exotic approach of the New York Get law, as well as the constitutional and common law impediments, to the…

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List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 7/20/1993
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English



Recent Titles in Contributions in Legal Studies


Preface


Note on Sources, Terminology, and Abbreviations


Introduction



the Nature of the Problem: Basic Dimensions and Contours



Halachic Responses



the Use of Contract Law (i): Express or Implied Promises to Execute a Get or Submit to Rabbinic Jurisdiction



the Use of Contract Law (ii): Conditional Releases and Support Obligations



Interjurisdictional and Comparative Law Aspects of Civil Enforcement



the New York Get Law: Permissible Accommodation or Unconstitutional Establishment



a Second New York Get Law: Drl ï¿½236b



Tort Law Theories



Current Developments in Church-State Law and Their Impact on the Agunah Problem


Conclusion


Appendixes


Case Supplement


Bibliography and Tables


Index