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Author Salem, Nora, 1983-

Title The impact of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women on the domestic legislation in Egypt / by Nora Salem
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, 2018

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Description 1 online resource
Series International studies in human rights ; volume 124
Contents Introduction to the women's convention -- Egypt's shari'a-based reservations to the women's convention -- Revision of Egypt's implementation efforts regarding the reserved articles 2, 16 CEDAW -- The women's convention's impact on Egyptian legislation -- Conclusion
Summary By virtue of ratifying the Women's Convention, Egypt is internationally obliged to eliminate gender discrimination in its domestic legislation. Yet, women in Egypt face various forms of discrimination. This may legally be justified through Sharia-based reservations, which many Muslim-majority countries enter to human rights treaties to evade an obligation of implementation where Human Rights run counter to Sharia. This book examines the compatibility of Sharia-based reservations with international law and identifies discrepancies between Sharia and domestic law in order to determine rights Egyptian women are entitled to according to Sharia, and yet denied under Egyptian law. Account is moreover given to Egypt's implementation efforts in the non-reserved areas of law. To this end, Egypt's 2014 Constitution and four areas of statutory law are examined as case studies, namely, female genital mutilation; human trafficking; nationality; and labor law
Notes Based on author's dissertation (doctoral - Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 2016)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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SUBJECT Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979 December 18) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83040892
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979 December 18) fast
Subject Domestic relations -- Egypt
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Egypt
International and municipal law -- Egypt
LAW / Constitutional
LAW / Public
Domestic relations
International and municipal law
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Egypt
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2017051081
ISBN 9789004346840
9004346848