Competing fundamentalisms and Egyptian women's family rights :: international law and the reform of Shari'a-derived legislation /

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 th...

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1. Verfasser: Moussa, Jasmine
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Schriftenreihe:Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series ; v. 4.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xx, 300 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004203105
9004203109
1283161486
9781283161480
9786613161482
6613161489

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