02259cam a2200409 i 4500 19651602 GCWUF 20180719063738.0 170518t20172017ne a b 001 0 eng d 2016590081 9789004306912 (hardback : alk. paper) 9004306919 (hardback : alk. paper) 9789004342200 (ebook) (OCoLC)ocn966257608 MAIN eng MAIN rda lccopycat pcc f------ a------ KBP1611 .W66 2017 340.5/901 23 Women judges in the Muslim world : a comparative study of discourse and practice / Nadia Sonneveld and Monika Lindbekk. xxii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Women and gender: the Middle East and the Islamic world, 1570-7628 ; volume 15 Include Index Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Women judges (Islamic law) Women judges Islamic countries. Women judges. Women judges (Islamic law) Islamic countries. Sonneveld, Nadia, editor. Lindbekk, Monika, editor. Women and gender, the Middle East and the Islamic world ; v. 15. 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 5892 5892 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC MAIN MAIN GEN 2018-05-29 2 15487.22 0 340.5901 SON B0044542 2018-05-23 00:00:00 15487.22 2018-05-29 BK