Law in the service of legitimacy: gender and politics in Jordan/ Catherine Warrick.
Material type: TextPublication details: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2009Description: viii, 205 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780754675877 (hbk. : alk. paper); 0754675874 (hbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Jordan | Women's rights -- Jordan | Law -- Political aspects -- JordanDDC classification: 342.56950878Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 342.56950878 WAR/L (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P18154 |
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;
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