(Stuff) Whether a dower — part of Islamic marriage law — should be enforceable and paid in New Zealand is back before the courts.
The unusual case is believed to be the first time a case had come before the courts relating to the payment of a dower set out in a marriage contract solemnised under Sharia law in the United Arab Emirates.
Justice Simon France had to decide if the details of the marriage contract were enforceable under UAE or New Zealand law. He said it was United Arab Emirates law — the couple had travelled there to be married under a particular tradition.
