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A critical and in-depth analysis of access to justice from international and Islamic perspectives, with a specific focus on access by women.
List of contents
1. Access-to-justice perspectives: a conceptual analysis; 2. The system of justice in Iran; 3. Barriers in the path to justice; 4. Women's access to justice and legal empowerment; 5. Methodology: how to measure access to justice; 6. Women's perceptions of access to justice.
About the author
Sahar Maranlou is an independent legal researcher and has written extensively in the fields of women empowerment, nongovernmental organizations, human rights, and Islamic law. She has consulted for a range of national and international organizations, including UNICEF and UNDP, and has provided Iranian organizations with her expert legal opinion in the areas of governance and the third sector. She is a member of the steering committee for the Global Alliance of Justice Education (GAJE) and has taught Islamic law and international human rights at the University Warwick and the University of Brunel.
Summary
A critical and in-depth analysis of access to justice from international and Islamic perspectives. It evaluates the historical development of the justice sector in Iran and discusses issues including legal empowerment of women, performance of the justice sector, judicial independence, efficiency and accessibility, and normative protection, together with an analysis of barriers.
