Article 24(4) of the Constitution of Kenya qualifies the right to equality “to the extent strictly necessary for the application of” Islamic law “in matters relating to personal status, marriage, divorce and inheritance”. Section 3 of the Marriage Act provides that, although spouses have equal rights during marriage and at its dissolution, “the parties to an Islamic marriage shall only have the rights granted under Islamic law”. The Law of Succession Act states that it is generally not applicable to the estate of a deceased Muslim. In this article, the author examines case law from the Kadhi's Court, the High Court and the Court of Appeal on issues of Muslim marriages and inheritance. These cases illustrate, in some instances, the tensions between Islamic law and human rights.

肯尼亚宪法第 24 条第 4 款规定，“在与个人地位、婚姻、离婚和继承有关的事项中”适用“伊斯兰法”所绝对必要的范围内，享有平等权。《婚姻法》第 3 条规定，虽然配偶在婚姻期间和解除婚姻时享有平等权利，但“伊斯兰婚姻的双方仅享有伊斯兰法律赋予的权利”。《继承法》规定，它通常不适用于已故穆斯林的遗产。在本文中，作者审查了卡迪法院、高等法院和上诉法院关于穆斯林婚姻和继承问题的判例法。在某些情况下，这些案例说明了伊斯兰法与人权之间的紧张关系。