This book uniquely focuses on the role of family law in transnational marriages. The author
demonstrates how family law is of critical importance in understanding transnational family
life. Based on extensive field research in Morocco Egypt and the Netherlands the book
examines how during marriage and divorce transnational families deal with the interactions of
two different legal systems. Sportel studies the interactions of European and Islamic family
law addressing its interconnections with migration and everyday life within the context of
highly politicised debates on gender Islam migration and the family. The book will be of
interest to scholars and students of family sociology migration and diaspora studies
transnational families family law and sociology of law.
