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

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Shah, Niaz A

Material type: Text

TextSeries: 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:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789047410171
9047410173
9789004152373
9004152377

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Women, the Koran and international human rights law.DDC classification:

305.42095491 22

LOC classification:

KPL516 .S528 2006eb

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Available to Stanford-affiliated users. EBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection

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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	KNCHR Library General Stacks	Non-Fiction	KPL516 .S528 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		MKT00961

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

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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