Women and Muslim Family Laws in Arab States. A Comparative Overview of Textual Development and Advocacy

Main author: Welchman, Lynn
Format: Authored Books           
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institution SOAS, University of London
collection SOAS Research Online
language English
language_search English
topic HQ The family. Marriage. Women
KZ Law of Nations
description This book combines an examination of women's rights in Muslim family law in Arab states from the Gulf to North Africa with discussions of the public debates surrounding the issues that are raised in processes of codification and amenement. This study considers new laws along with older statutes to comment on patterns and dynamics of change both in the texts of the laws and in the processes by which they are drafted and issued. It draws on original legal texts as well as on extensive secondary literature for an insight into practice; interventions by women's rights organisations and other parties are drawn on to identify areas of the laws that remain contested. The discussions are set in the contemporary global context that internationalises the domestic and regional discussions.
format Authored Books
author Welchman, Lynn
author_facet Welchman, Lynn
authorStr Welchman, Lynn
author_letter Welchman, Lynn
title Women and Muslim Family Laws in Arab States. A Comparative Overview of Textual Development and Advocacy
publisher Amsterdam University Press
publishDate 2007
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/3469/