Advancing the Legal Status of Women in Islamic Law

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-90-04-44693-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 136, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 518 g

Reihe: International Studies in Human Rights

Mona Samadi examines the sources of gender differences within the Islamic legal tradition and describes how Islamic law entitles individuals to justice according to their status, abilities and potential. In the case of men and women's capabilities, the underlying principle is that they are entitled to the same rights, as long as their capabilities are the same. In the legal construction of women's status, women have been prescribed lacking the same abilities and capabilities as men. As such, their status and rights differ, justifying men to be the maintainers of women.

By presenting the historical development of women's status and how women's legal status is debated in contemporary Muslim societies, Mona Samadi convincingly provides various methods for facilitating change within the Islamic legal theory framework.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Samadi, Mona

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht

Über Autor(innen)

Mona Samadi, Ph.D. (2012), Örebro University, is Associate Professor of Law at that university. She has published monographs, book chapters and articles on Islamic law, international law, and constitutional law, in particular related to the Middle East.