the legal and juridical pathology of end-al-estetaah (payable in case of affordability) condition in  mahriyeh (dowry) maryam aghaei bejestani [1] mohammad rohani mogaddam [2] jalal araghi [3]   abstract dowry as one of the aspects of marriage contract has been canonized to consolidate foundation of the family and prove man’s interest to the continuation family life. dowry division into end-al-...

one of the important subject is the legal status of great dowry; if it is a designated property, the agreement is valid because there is not any limitation on the dowry and spouses can fix it at any amount they may wish in accordance with article 1089 of code civil. if is a general nature property and the husband has the power to deliver it, the agreement is valid but if he has not the power, t...

This study, carried out during the second half of 1995, investigated the predisposing factors leading to marital disruption and its consequences on the lives of women in Matlab, a rural area of Bangladesh. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used. Data were generated from detailed case studies and quantitative surveys of a small number of maritally-disrupted women. Additional data we...

Although there are numerous studies of the dowry phenomenon in India, research pertaining to the custom in the rest of South Asia is sparse. The aim of this paper is to study dowry payments in Pakistan. Several interpretations for dowry are distinguished using a simple theoretical framework and the predictions of this model are tested using recent data from Pakistan. The investigation concludes...

In this paper, we argue that the fluctuations in the value of mehr and dowry observed since 1960s in Muslim marriages in Bangladesh can be explained by the natural economic and political shocks: the Green Revolution (GR) in the 1960s, the Independence War (IW) in 1971 and the famine in 1974. The positive income effect of the GR increased the values of both dowry and mehr. However, rise in agric...

Focusing on gender relations and dominance within the Gusii of Kenya, Tombema, Kaihsienkung, and India cultures this paper will focus on bridewealth and dowry, specifically what it means in terms of "women's value" or status within these cultural groups. The dominance of the male perspective in academics is one cause for women's domestic or 'secondary' subsistence work being given lower status....

arriage customs in Bangladesh vary by region, complicating national-level efforts to eliminate some of the more harmful practices, such as early marriage and dowry demands, that undermine the status of women. Efforts to reform such a complex and multidimensional institution as marriage must consider economic concerns, social traditions, and social activism. Dowry demands—in addition to exacting...

the bride possesses the right as to the dowry as soon asterms of marriage are uttered and is allowed to use it inany way she wishes, including denoting it altogether to thebridegroom and discharge him of his obligations in thisconnection. on the other hand, divorce before intercourseis considered an independent factor in transferring half ofthe dowry to the bridegroom based on which, according ...

This paper propounds a contract-theoretic model where dowry acts as a screening device to differentiate grooms of varying qualities. In 'arranged' marriage settings that are characterized by incomplete information in the sense that the true quality of the groom remains unobservable to the bride, and in the presence of observable traits like education that are easier for the better quality groom...