Law in the service of legitimacy: gender and politics in Jordan/ Catherine Warrick.

By: Warrick, CatherineMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2009Description: viii, 205 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780754675877 (hbk. : alk. paper); 0754675874 (hbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Jordan | Women's rights -- Jordan | Law -- Political aspects -- JordanDDC classification: 342.56950878
Contents:
Part I The Pursuit of Legitimacy in Jordan: Introduction; Theoretical and conceptual issues; Dual legal systems and the basis of law in Jordan. Part II Laws and Legal Changes: Criminal law; Nationality law; Women's access to divorce: religious law as a basis for improved rights; Protected spaces: the presence of women in the institutions of state power. Part III Developing Institutions: Maintaining Legacy: The women's movement; Government institutions and policy frameworks; Conclusions;
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-198) and index.

Part I The Pursuit of Legitimacy in Jordan: Introduction; Theoretical and conceptual issues; Dual legal systems and the basis of law in Jordan.

Part II Laws and Legal Changes: Criminal law; Nationality law; Women's access to divorce: religious law as a basis for improved rights; Protected spaces: the presence of women in the institutions of state power.

Part III Developing Institutions: Maintaining Legacy: The women's movement; Government institutions and policy frameworks; Conclusions;

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