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S1316 The Formation of Marriage: Interaction of Law, Culture and Religion

Coester Michael

The course will deal with central aspects of marriage from a comparative perspective. The perspective will be vertically comparative insofar, as the historical development and attitudes to each aspect will be analyzed. In addition, the horizontal comparison will concentrate on different attitudes, models and rules in the contemporary world. It is the goal of the course to introduce to the students the common models of regulation of marriage all over the world and to make them aware of the inevitable interdependence of law, culture and religion in this field.