Competing Fundamentalisms and Egyptian Women's Family Rights - International Law and the Reform of Sharī'a-Derived Legislation

Critiquing both universalism and cultural relativism as theoretical approaches, this book presents a comprehensive study of Egypt's Sharī'a-derived family law, and proposing practical methods to advance women's family rights on the ground, while respecting their religious and cultural identities.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Jasmine Moussa is a Ph.D candidate at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law. From
2008 to 2010 she was the desk officer in charge of Legal Affairs and Human Rights Affairs in the Cabinet of Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jasmine Moussa
• Verlag: Brill
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 22.06.2011
• EAN: 9789004203099
• ISBN: 978-90-04-20309-9
• Seiten: 320
• Abmessung: 168 mm x 244 mm x 23 mm
• Gewicht: 567 g
• Serie: Brill's Arab and Islamic Laws
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht > Internationales Recht, Ausländisches Recht