Essays about: "Divorce in islam"

Found 3 essays containing the words Divorce in islam.

  1. 1. The Interplay between Sharia and Gender Equality : A Comparative Study of Women’s Rights in Divorce Regulations in Iraq and Tunisia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Saba Abdali; [2023]
    Keywords : Iraq; Tunisia; divorce; human rights; women s rights; Sharia; gender equality; Islam; Irak; Tunisien; skilsmässa; islam; sharia; jämställdhet;

    Abstract : In the Middle East and North Africa region, many family laws are based on Sharia principles, where different interpretations of Sharia result in varying implications for human rights. This study explores the impact of divorce regulations in the personal status laws of Iraq and Tunisia on women’s rights. READ MORE

  3. 2. An ethnographic study of domestic violence and divorce in Uzbekistan: what is more important, to be free or to be alive?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Kerstin Martinez; [2017]
    Keywords : divorce; domestic violence; dominance theory; equality; ethnography; gender equality; hybrid society; legal culture; legal feminist theory; living law; mahalla; Uzbekistan; violence against women; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper has been to provide a socio-legal analysis of domestic violence and divorce in secular Uzbekistan. The legislation express that men and women are equal to the law, that any kind of discrimination is forbidden and judicial divorce is possible. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Conformity of Singaporean Marital Law with International Human Rights Standards

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Johanna Nilsson; [2004]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Two different family laws apply in Singapore. Marriages between members of the majority population, regardless of personal religious belief, are regulated by civil law in the Women's Charter. Marriages between persons officially categorized by birth as Muslims are explicitly excluded from the application of civil law. READ MORE