Civil Actions for Acts that Are Valid According to Religious Family Law but Harm Women's Rights: Legal Pluralism in Cases of Collision Between Two Sets of Laws

AuthorBenjamin Shmueli
PositionPh.D. 2005, L.L.M. 1999, L.L.B. 1998, Bar-Ilan University
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