Mclean Eadie, Kieran --- "The application of kafala in the West" [2018] ELECD 665; in Hosen, Nadirsyah (ed), "Research Handbook on Islamic Law and Society" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 48

Book Title: Research Handbook on Islamic Law and Society

Editor(s): Hosen, Nadirsyah

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781781003053

Section: Chapter 2

Section Title: The application of kafala in the West

Author(s): Mclean Eadie, Kieran

Number of pages: 29

Abstract/Description:

This chapter examines the issues of Kafala, of providing support for orphans, in the West. Kafala has become controversial in recent times, as it involves the issues of child adoption for migration purposes to Western countries. It discusses the practice and focuses on the difficulties with meeting all the requirements provided by Shari’ah, immigration law and international law.