Jewish Marriages and the English Law.
Henriques, H.S.Q. Jewish Marriages and the English Law. Originally published: London: The Bibliophile Press, 1909. [iv], 59 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776420; ISBN-10: 1584776420. Attractive smyth sewn cloth bound hardcover with black lettered spine and front cover. New. $39.95 * Reprint of the sole edition. With side-notes. A compact legal treatise that provides a detailed historical examination and analysis of the validity and legal status of Jewish marriages within the English legal system. It explores the historical development of the law, including the impact of various Marriage Acts, and how the legal system interacted with Jewish matrimonial customs. The book delves into centuries-old debates and legal proceedings concerning Jewish marriages, tracing their legal status from before the expulsion of the Jews in the late 13th century through to the early 1900s. It examines the complexities and nuances of how English common law and statutory law treated the specific customs and practices of the Jewish religion, including the clauses in the Marriage Acts specifically designed to address Jewish marriage. The work discusses the legal difficulties surrounding the validity of Jewish marriages apart from specific statutory sanction and offers an interpretation of the relevant Marriage Acts. This work was an expanded version of an essay originally published in the Jewish Quarterly Review and serves as a supplement to Henriques's 1908 study, The Jews and the English Law. It is an important resource for legal scholars and historians interested in the intersection of religious tradition and secular legal frameworks in shaping Jewish life in England An authority on the legal status of English Jews, Henriques [1866-1925] was the author of The Jews Return to England (1905), The Jews and the English Law (1908) and several historical and critical essays.
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