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Law As A Tool For Empowering Women Within Marital Relations: A Case Study Of Paternity Lawsuits In Egypt, Hind Ahmed Zaki
Law As A Tool For Empowering Women Within Marital Relations: A Case Study Of Paternity Lawsuits In Egypt, Hind Ahmed Zaki
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Vicious Circle: Coptic Divorce Between Positive Law And Canon Law, Jacqueline Samir Saad
Vicious Circle: Coptic Divorce Between Positive Law And Canon Law, Jacqueline Samir Saad
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Women As A Symbol Of Cultural Conflict: The Compatability Of Egypt's Shari'a Derived Personal Status Laws With Its International Obligations, And Prospects For Reform, Jasmin Moussa
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This thesis examines the compatibility of Shari'a-derived personal status laws in Egypt with the international legal obligation to eliminate gender discrimination (specifically in the area of family relations). In Egypt, the Shari'a-derived personal status law for Sunni Muslims governs family relations, including marriage, divorce, child custody and successions, and have been frequently criticized for discriminating against women. However, this body of law is not immutable, it has proven flexible over the centuries, and has accommodated many changes in society.
As such, an important question is: are Egypt's personal status laws reconcilable with its international obligations? If not, how can they …