The impact of the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women on the domestic legislation in Egypt

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The impact of the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women on the domestic legislation in Egypt

Statement of responsibility

by Nora Salem

Creator

• Salem, Nora, 1983-

Author

• Salem, Nora, 1983-

Subject

• Women -- Legal status, laws, etc
• International and municipal law -- Egypt
• Domestic relations
• Domestic relations -- Egypt
• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, (1979 December 18)
• Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Egypt
• Egypt
• International and municipal law
• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979 December 18)

Language

eng

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

Member of

• International studies in human rights, v. 124

Cataloging source

DLC

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• bibliography
• theses

Series statement

International Studies in Human Rights

Series volume

volume 124