Using Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of practice as a theoretical framework, I establish links between the structure of the Jordanian legal system, processes of reforming family law between 2001 and 2010, and the development of the content of family law. The dāʾirat qāḍī al-quḍāt , the Supreme Justice Department (SJD), is a state institution that enjoys considerable autonomy in overseeing the sharīʿa courts that apply Islamic family law. As the Jordanian king chose not to participate in the reform process, the SJD came to dominate the reform process, which concluded with the issuing of the 2010 family law. Its control over the reform process allowed it to influence the content of the law. This article is based on semi-structured interviews as well as written sources such as Jordanian family laws, procedural laws, minutes of parliamentary debates, royal speeches, and relevant statistics.

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约旦的立法：家庭法改革和最高司法部


以皮埃尔·布迪厄的实践理论为理论框架，我建立了约旦法律体系结构、2001 年至 2010 年家庭法改革进程以及家庭法内容发展之间的联系。最高司法部 (SJD) dāʾirat qāḍī al-quḍāt 是一个国家机构，在监督适用伊斯兰家庭法的 sharīʿa 法院方面享有相当大的自主权。由于约旦国王选择不参与改革进程，SJD 开始主导改革进程，最终于 2010 年颁布了家庭法。它对改革进程的控制使其能够影响法律的内容。本文基于半结构化访谈以及书面资料，例如约旦家庭法、程序法、议会辩论记录、