Debating the Law, Creating Gender

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Debating the Law, Creating Gender is written by Irene Schneider and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004442316 (ISBN 10) and 9789004442313 (ISBN 13).

In Palestine, family law is a controversial topic publicly debated by representatives of the state, Sharia establishment, and civil society. Yet to date no such law exists. This book endeavors to determine why by focusing on the conceptualization of gender and analyzing “law in the making” and the shifts in debates (2012–2018). In 2012, a ruling on khulʿ-divorce was issued by the Sharia Court and was well received by civil society, but when the debate shifted in 2018 to how to “harmonize” international law with Islamic standards, the process came to a standstill. These developments and the various power relations cannot be properly understood without taking into consideration the terminology used and redefined in these debates.