ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at one key element within Kurdish unofficial legal practice in the UK, as it is applied to marriage and divorce. In such a family-centred community, this topic is very important. In the same way that the general Kurdish background was explained above to allow a deeper understanding of why Kurds follow their own customary ways, rather than those of the state, this chapter first explains traditional Kurdish marriage and divorce practices and how these have been hybridised in international Kurdish society. It goes on to use selected cases to illustrate how family matters are addressed in the UK.
