| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 300 pages) |
| Series |
Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series ; v. 4 |
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Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series ; v. 4.
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| Contents |
The human rights of women in a specific cultural context -- The sources of international women's rights law and international enforcement mechanisms -- The prohibition of gender discrimination under CEDAW and the role of the CEDAW committee -- Shari'a-based reservations : the law and politics of invalidity -- Shari'a law and the development of Egypt's personal status legislation -- Gender (in)equality and the Shari'a in Egypt's constitution : the Supreme Constitutional Court's jurisprudence -- Marriage, divorce, and inheritance : unequal power structures and women's equality rights -- The positive prospects for personal status law reform : two steps forward -- Domestic enforcement of women's human rights : current challenges |
| Summary |
The debate surrounding womens family rights under Shara-derived law has long been held captive to the competing fundamentalisms of universalism and cultural relativism. These two conflicting perspectives fail to promote practical tools through which such laws can be reformed, without prejudice to their religious nature. This book examines the development of Egypts Shara-derived family law, and its compatibility with international obligations to eliminate discrimination against women. It highlights the interplay between domestic reform processes, grounded in the tools of takhayyur, talfiq and i |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Egypt
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Women (Islamic law)
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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Women (Islamic law)
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Egypt
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011011913 |
| ISBN |
9789004203105 |
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9004203109 |
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1283161486 |
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9781283161480 |
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9786613161482 |
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6613161489 |
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