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Women, the Koran and international human rights law : the experience of Pakistan / Niaz A. Shah.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in religion, secular beliefs, and human rights ; v. 4.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (262 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789047410171
  • 9047410173
  • 9789004152373
  • 9004152377
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Women, the Koran and international human rights law.DDC classification:
  • 305.42095491 22
LOC classification:
  • KPL516 .S528 2006eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Acknowledgements; Human Rights in Islam: An Introduction; PART 1 ISLAMIC REFORMS AND THE EVOLUTION OF ISLAMIC LAW; CHAPTER 1 The Position of Women in Pre- and Post-Islamic Arabia; CHAPTER 2 The Equality of Men and Women in the Koran; CHAPTER 3 The Evolution of Islamic Law and Ijtihad; PART II WOMEN AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF PAKISTAN; CHAPTER 4 The Role of Islam in Drafting the Constitution; CHAPTER 5 Gender Equality and the 1973 Constitution; CHAPTER 6 Islamisation of Criminal Laws; CHAPTER 7 Women's Rights and the Family Laws; PART III WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEMS: A COMPARISON.
Summary: Religion plays a pivotal role in the way women are treated around the world, socially and legally. This book discusses three Islamic human rights approaches: secular, non-compatibility, reconciliatory, and proposes a contextual interpretive approach. It argues for effective implementation procedures to turn women's human rights into reality.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)232599

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-257) and index.

Acknowledgements; Human Rights in Islam: An Introduction; PART 1 ISLAMIC REFORMS AND THE EVOLUTION OF ISLAMIC LAW; CHAPTER 1 The Position of Women in Pre- and Post-Islamic Arabia; CHAPTER 2 The Equality of Men and Women in the Koran; CHAPTER 3 The Evolution of Islamic Law and Ijtihad; PART II WOMEN AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF PAKISTAN; CHAPTER 4 The Role of Islam in Drafting the Constitution; CHAPTER 5 Gender Equality and the 1973 Constitution; CHAPTER 6 Islamisation of Criminal Laws; CHAPTER 7 Women's Rights and the Family Laws; PART III WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEMS: A COMPARISON.

Religion plays a pivotal role in the way women are treated around the world, socially and legally. This book discusses three Islamic human rights approaches: secular, non-compatibility, reconciliatory, and proposes a contextual interpretive approach. It argues for effective implementation procedures to turn women's human rights into reality.

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