Women's Rights and Islamic Family Law - Perspectives on Reform (Hardcover)

The family is where legal rules presented as part of the Islamic shari`a are most widely applied in the Muslim world. This connection, often differently elaborated by particular social constituencies, can present difficulties to the advocates of law reform. At the same time, the resonance of the issues at which advocacy is targeted creates an opportunity for creative exchange in addressing practical strategies for change. This volume explores the present-day realities of Islamic family law, with particular emphasis on the rights of women, and focusing on law in its living social context as reflected in public opinion and personal experience. A concluding study ranges further afield in order to explore the challenges and potential of 'principles of shari`a' in advocacy on the question of violence against women. This book makes possible a detailed examination of possibilities of, and constraints on, legal reform in the area of Islamic family law in specific contemporary contexts.

General

Imprint:	Zed Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2004
First published:	September 2004
Editors:	Lynn Welchman
Dimensions:	240 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-84277-094-8
Categories:	Books > Law > Other areas of law > Islamic law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Family law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84277-094-2
Barcode:	9781842770948

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