The status of an illegitimate child in Islamic law: a critical analysis of DNA paternity test

The use of DNA test to determine the paternity of a child is a controversial issue in Islamic law. Although vast majority of legal scholars pragmatically concede its use as ameans of connecting unidentifiable children or dead bodies to their next of kin, they oppose its use to ascribe the paterni...

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Main Author: Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Berkeley Electronic Press 2016
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/51796/
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