Gender and Human Rights in Islam and International Law

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Gender and Human Rights in Islam and International Law is written by Shaheen S. Ali and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004479953 (ISBN 10) and 9789004479951 (ISBN 13).

This important study offers a conceptual analysis of gender and human rights under Islamic law, state law and international law, and extends this analysis to a specific examination of the nature of women's rights in the Islamic tradition. It explores the disparity between the theoretical perspective on women's rights and its applications to Muslim jurisdictions, determined by elements of cultural practices, socio-economic realities and political expediences, and uses the example of Pakistan to demonstrate the divergence between the theory and practice of Islamic law in these jurisdictions. It discusses the concept of an emerging 'operative' Islamic law, which includes principles of Islamic law, secular codes and popular custom and usage.