Konsten att göra gällande mahravtal i Sverige - En granskning av den svenska rättsutvecklingen avseende mahr och dess konsekvenser för den enskilde ; Art of relying on Mahr agreements in Sweden – An examination of Swedish legal developments in relation to Mahr and its consequences for the individual

The purpose of the essay is to investigate under which circumstances an individual is able to ensure the validity of an agreement regarding the Muslim dower, mahr, in a Swedish court of law. In the light of NJA 2017 p. 168, the recent change of the legal position and its consequences for an individual are examined, from a development of the law perspective and an individual perspective. The essay discusses the purpose and function of the mahr in Islamic legal systems. It also describes the way Swedish courts, historically and today, have solved the problem of classifying the mahr and the question of whether or not such an agreement is to be considered legally valid. It is shown that the classification of the mahr has been dealt with in three different ways. Swedish courts have in the past usually considered these agreements to be legally valid, regardless of whether Swedish or foreign law has been deemed as the relevant one. Considering the statements given by the Swedish Supreme Court in its judgement, it is my conclusion that at least one of these methods of classification is no longer available. Furthermore, an individual seeking to make a claim according to the agreement will probably not succeed if Swedish law is to be applied to determine the case, regardless of how the mahr is classified. Finally, the remaining possible options for an individual wishing to make such a claim are discussed. It is established that the individual must act in a certain way, for example designate foreign law to apply to the agreement, in order to ensure that Swedish law is not applicable. My conclusion is that it is still possible for the individual to be victorious when making such a claim in Sweden, but these possibilities are in reality limited. ; Uppsatsens syfte är att utreda under vilka förutsättningar en enskild kan göra gällande ett avtal om islamisk brudpenning, mahr, i svensk domstol. I ljuset av NJA 2017 s. 168 anläggs såväl ett rättsutvecklingsperspektiv som ett individperspektiv för att utröna hur rättsläget har .