TY  - BOOK
AU  - Warrick,Catherine
TI  - Law in the service of legitimacy: gender and politics in Jordan
SN  - 9780754675877 (hbk. : alk. paper)
U1  - 342.56950878  
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Farnham, Surrey, England, Burlington, VT
PB  - Ashgate Pub.
KW  - Women
KW  - Legal status, laws, etc
KW  - Jordan
KW  - Women's rights
KW  - Law
KW  - Political aspects
N1  - 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
ER  -