ABSTRACT This article sheds light on the socio-legal implications of the dissolution of “mixed” marriages. By analyzing two legal cases decided by Israeli shari‘a and civil courts, the article shows how such dissolution transforms the map of social conflicts and coalitions that was formed when the marital union was established. It illustrates how the ex-spouses’ families and communities are drawn into the custody struggles following the divorce, and how communal/religious courts may side with the spouse of the same community/religion. It argues that ex-spouses who converted to their partners’ religion – more often women than men – might be disadvantaged by this situation, and demonstrates how courts and parties to the postmarital intercommunal conflict infuse the concept of the “child’s best interests” with diverse cultural meanings.

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当“混合”婚姻分崩离析时：社会法律视角

摘要 本文阐明了解除“混合”婚姻的社会法律影响。通过分析以色列伊斯兰教法和民事法院判决的两个法律案件，本文展示了这种解散如何改变婚姻关系建立时形成的社会冲突和联盟的地图。它说明了离婚后前配偶的家庭和社区如何卷入监护权斗争，以及社区/宗教法庭如何站在同一社区/宗教的配偶一边。它认为，皈依其伴侣宗教的前配偶——女性多于男性——可能在这种情况下处于不利地位，并展示了法院和婚后族群间冲突的各方如何将“孩子的最大利益”的概念与不同的文化意义。