Feminist activism, women's rights, and legal reform. ([2013])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Mulki Al-Sharmani.
• Editors: Al-Sharmani, Mulki
• Contents: Introduction: Legal Reform and Feminist Activism - Mulki Al-Sharmani 1. Debating Islamic Family Law in Palestine: Citizenship, Gender, and 'Islamic' Idioms - Nahda Shehada 2. Readjusting Women's Too Many Rights: The State, the Public Voice, and Women's Rights in South Yemen - Susanne Dahlgren 3. Reforming Egyptian Family Laws: The Debate about a New Substantive Code - Mulki Al-Sharmani 4. Men Aboard? Movement for a Uniform Family Code in Bangladesh - Sohela Nazneen 5. From Status to Rights: The Shifting Dimensions of Women's Activism in Iranian Family Law Reform - Arzoo Osanloo 6. Moroccan Divorce Law, Family Court Judges, and Spouses' Claims: Who Pays the Cost When a Marriage is Over? - Jessica Carlisle 7. Organizing to Monitor Implementation of the Maria da Penha Law in Brazil - Silvia de Aquino 8. Implementing Domestic Violence Legislation in Ghana: The Role of Institutions - Takyiwaa Manuh and Angela Dwamena-Aboagye
• Publisher Details: London : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 342.0878; Women -- Legal status, laws, etc; Women's rights; Feminism; Feminist theory; Feminism; Feminist theory; Women -- Legal status, laws, etc; Women's rights; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781780329642; 1780329644; 9781780329659; 1780329652
• Related ISBNs: 9781780329635
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from READ title page (OverDrive, viewed January 23, 2014).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.