The impact of the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women on the domestic legislation in Egypt / / by Nora Salem.

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 countr...

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Superior document:International Studies in Human Rights, Volume 124
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2018.
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:International studies in human rights ; Volume 124.
Physical Description:1 online resource (230 pages).
Notes:Based on author's dissertation (doctoral - Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 2016).
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Introduction to the Women’s Convention
  • Egypt’s Shariʾa-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.