A number of Arab states have recently either codified Muslim family law for the first time, or
have issued amendments or new laws which significantly impact the statutory rights of …

An honor crime is commonly defined as the murder of a woman by members of her family
who do not approve of her sexual behavior. 1 While there are no official statistics on the …

This ethnographic analysis of one of the core human rights conventions suggests that
despite the lack of enforceability of this convention and its operation within the framework of …

This review discusses the religious and cultural challenges to the empowerment of women
in some patriarchal societies in Africa. The article takes a critical reflection on some of the …

Kekerasan terhadap perempuan dalam rumah tangga banyak terjadi, sedangkan sistem
hukum di Indonesiabelum menjamin perlindungan terhadap korban kekerasan dalam …

Islam and womena (TM) s human rights entertain an uneasy relationship. Much has been
written on the subject. This volume addresses it from a new perspective. It attempts to define …

As a result of the uprisings that spread across the Middle East and North Africa in late 2010
and 2011, the issue of state public violence against both men and women dominated the …

'International law'is no longer a sufficient rubric to describe the complexities of law in an era
of globalization. Accordingly, this collection situates cross-border norm development at the …

A Review of Barriers to Treating Domestic Violence for Middle Eastern Women Living in the
United States Page 1 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES PUBLISHERS ISSN …

Ethnographic analysis carried out over the years, indicates that the critical feature of the
CEDAW process is its cultural and educational role: Its capacity to coalesce and express a …