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women, family, laws and customs in the Muslim World
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- Book/Boek
- Publish Year
- 2003
- Shelfmark
- digitaal
- Thesaurus
- rechtspositie, mensenrechten, moslima's, islam, wetgeving, familierecht, huwelijken, huwelijksgebruiken, polygamie, kinderen, echtscheidingen, alimentatie, voogdij, adoptie, Azië, Afrika, Fiji, handboek
- Description
- First published in 2003 by Women Living Under Muslim Laws (London). Handbook that covers twenty-six topics relevant to marriage and divorce, including the status of children (paternity and adoption) and child custody and guardianship, in so far as these affect the lives of women as mothers. Each chapter contains an overview of the main issues in laws, implementation and practices for that topic. A comparitive table of laws is provided, who are ranked to indicate which legal provisions were more or less optional for women. Also additional information is given in the form of boxes and case studies. These highlight particular positive or negative trends, illustrate issues and strategies in country-specific detail, or point out the possible pitfalls of reform. Women's rights are researched for women in Algeria, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Egypt, Fiji, Gambia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Phillipines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunesia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Yemen.
culture, religion and realizing women's rights
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- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Wanyeki, L. Muthoni > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Ssenkumba, John
- Publish Year
- 2003
- Shelfmark
- B5046 - B
- Thesaurus
- landbezit, wetgeving, rechtspositie, duurzame ontwikkeling, Afrika, Ethiopië, bundel
- Description
- The authors of Women and Land in Africa link research and analysis with advocacy and action - the purpose being to contribute towards equalizing gender relations and promoting the ability of African women to achieve greater economic independence as well as other human rights. A number of countries were selected - from West Africa, East Africa and the Horn, Islamic and non-Islamic. The contributors highlight key land richts issues and make recommendations for each country. In a particular innovation, the volume examines the case of Ethiopia where there has been an explicit attempt not only to make the research findings available beyond the academic community, but to deploy this information in a rolling programme of advocacy.
women's concerns in selected African countries
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- Book/Boek
- Contributor
- Orach, Jackie Okot
- Corporate
- Heinrich Böll Foundation
- Publish Year
- 2002
- Shelfmark
- B3066 - B
- Thesaurus
- mensenrechten, wetgeving, rechtspositie, Afrika, bundel
- Description
- Most countries in Africa have written constitutions, which guarantee both men and women equal rights before the law and prohibit any discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, colour and religion. However, the social life of women is influenced and shaped by customary laws and practices and most disputes are resolved outside the court system. Many women do not know their rights and entitlements. Others dare not claim them due to the adverse effects such a move would bear on them in given social contexts. In recognition of this, the Heinrich Böll Foundation held a conference in Nairobi 2001 to share ideas and plan strategies on how this situation can be addressed.
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