Women's rights and religious law : domestic and international perspectives /
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2016. ©2016 |
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| Description: | ix, 317 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Law and religion Law and religion. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10886756 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Shifting Notions of Gender Equality in Domestic and International Laws
- Part I. Challenges of Invoking International Law in Domestic Courts
- 1. Religion and International Human Rights: Why Women's Rights Matter
- 2. When The International And Regional Conflict: An African Perspective On Gender as a Category Of Contestation
- 3. Implications of the Vatican Commitment to Complementarity for Gendered Rites and Gendered Rights
- 4. Working To Find Innovative Approaches To Advance Women's Sexual And Reproductive Rights: A Look At Strategies Used In Colombia
- Part II. Negotiating Gender and Religion in State Law
- 5. Between Strict Constructionist Sharia and Protecting Young Girls in Contemporary Northern Nigeria: The Case of Child Marriage (Ijbar)
- 6. Women of the Wall: A Temporary but Meaningful Milestone
- 7. Religious Coercion and Violence Against Women: The Case of Beit Shemesh
- 8. From Fatwas to Freedom from Violence: Experiences of Domestic Litigation in the Bangladesh Courts
- Part III. Religious Law in Civil Courts
- 9. The Impact Of Sharia And Foreign Law Bans On The Struggle For Women's Equality Under Religious Law: A U.S. Perspective
- 10. Marriage, Religion and Gender Equality
- 11. 'Socio-Legal Gendered Remedies to Get Refusal: Top Down, Bottom Up'
- 12. Rabbinic Courts In American Civil Law
- 13. The New Quebec Code of Civil Procedure, The Notions of Private Prevention and Resolution Processes : What do Montreal Imams Tell Us About Their Practice Regarding Family Issues Relating to Women and Children ?
- 14. The Sexual Abuse of Children: The Inter-relationship Between Mandatory Reporting Laws and Jewish Law
- 15. Niqab Bans and Secular Sex Segregation
