Jurisprudential - legal studies of woman and family

Jurisprudential - legal studies of woman and family

Examining the Jurisprudential Proofs of the Right of Lien in Marriage due to Unconventional Dowers based on Imami Jurisprudence

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Higher Islamic Studies Graduate in Jurisprudence and Principles, Qom Seminary & PhD Graduate in Islamic Philosophy, Baqir al-Olum University, Qom, Iran
2 Researcher, Women and Family Studies Institute, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran
Abstract
The Holy Sharia has established several rights in the marriage contract to secure the couple's interests and strengthen the family's foundation. Most Imami jurists have recognized the right of lien for both parties in the exchange contracts and marriage. The right to lien is an option based on which each of the parties to the contract is allowed to refuse to perform his obligation until the other party's obligation is fulfilled. The recognition of the right to lien in family law, in addition to shattering the foundation of the family and increasing family harm, has increased the family's judicial challenges. The spread of unconventional dowers in Iranian society has doubled the problem of the right to lien. This has necessitated a jurisprudential review of the principles of the right to lien and the related laws. The research findings show that the jurisprudential principles of the right to lien face serious challenges. The current paper, using library resources with a critical analytical approach and examining various aspects of the mentioned issue, analyzes the jurisprudential foundations of the wife's right to lien in marriage. Therefore, after the preliminary reference to the right of lien in the legal system, it analyzes the jurisprudential-legal proofs and criticizes the most important views of Imami jurists. The research findings show that marriage is not considered as an exchange contract. And the right to lien in the exchange contracts and in marriage does not have a clear legal document. 
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Volume 5, Issue 9 - Serial Number 9
September 2022
Pages 27-54

  • Receive Date 06 September 2021
  • Revise Date 24 May 2021
  • Accept Date 16 March 2022