TY  - BOOK
ED  - Sonneveld, Nadia
ED  - Lindbekk, Monika
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2017//
TI  - Women judges in the Muslim world: a comparative study of discourse and practice
T3  - Woman and gender volume 15
PB  - Brill
CY  - Leiden
KW  - Women judges (Islamic law)
KW  - Women judges
KW  - Islamic countries
AB  - Women Judges in the Muslim World: A Comparative Study of Discourse and Practice' fills a gap in academic scholarship by examining public debates and judicial practices surrounding the performance of women as judges in eight Muslim-majority countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco). Gender, class, and ethnic biases are inscribed in laws, particularly in the domain of shari'a-derived family law. Editors Nadia Sonneveld and Monika Lindbekk have carefully woven together the extensive fieldwork and expertise of each author. The result is a rich tapestry that brings out the various effects of women judges in the management of justice. In contrast to early scholarship, they convincingly prove that ?the woman judge? does not exist --Back cover
SN  - 9789004306912
LA  - English
N1  - edited by Nadia Sonneveld and Monika Lindbekk
ID  - 881902217
ER  -