The application of CEDAW Convention in Muslim countries: issues and challenges

Most of the Muslim countries are parties to CEDAW and as parties they are bound by the convention and they have to make their laws to be in accord with it. Nevertheless, laws, in particular, family laws in Muslim countries are founded on Islamic law. This paper finds that Muslim countries are in a v...

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Main Author:	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	KZ Law of Nations
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/33515/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/33515/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/33515/2/National_Conf.on_Human_Rights_in_Islam%2C_supporting_documents.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/33515/4/Application_of_CEDAW_in_Muslim_Countries_%2528Prof._Ghafur%2529.pdf

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spelling	iium-335152014-01-06T01:41:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33515/ The application of CEDAW Convention in Muslim countries: issues and challenges Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein KZ Law of Nations Most of the Muslim countries are parties to CEDAW and as parties they are bound by the convention and they have to make their laws to be in accord with it. Nevertheless, laws, in particular, family laws in Muslim countries are founded on Islamic law. This paper finds that Muslim countries are in a very difficult situation due to the incompatibility between CEDAW and Islamic law in a few hard core areas. The present paper does a thorough research on the reservations made by Muslim countries to get out of this dilemma. The paper also touches on the application of CEDAW in selected Muslim countries, in particular, Malaysia. The paper concludes that it is an extremely difficult and sensitive issue and the solution will largely depend on to what extent the CEDAW Committee can liberally interpret CEDAW’s principles of equality and non-discrimination in order that Muslim countries are able to comply with the most fundamental precepts of Islamic law and how much Muslim countries are prepared to accept the liberal interpretation of the Islamic law without compromising the most fundamental precepts. 2013-11-12 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33515/2/National_Conf.on_Human_Rights_in_Islam%2C_supporting_documents.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33515/4/Application_of_CEDAW_in_Muslim_Countries_%2528Prof._Ghafur%2529.pdf Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein (2013) The application of CEDAW Convention in Muslim countries: issues and challenges. In: National Conference on Human Rights in Islam: Issues and Challenges (CHRI2013), 12-13 November 2013, Senate Hall, IIUM. (Unpublished) http://www3.iium.edu.my/irkhs/chri2013/
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spellingShingle	KZ Law of Nations Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein The application of CEDAW Convention in Muslim countries: issues and challenges
description	Most of the Muslim countries are parties to CEDAW and as parties they are bound by the convention and they have to make their laws to be in accord with it. Nevertheless, laws, in particular, family laws in Muslim countries are founded on Islamic law. This paper finds that Muslim countries are in a very difficult situation due to the incompatibility between CEDAW and Islamic law in a few hard core areas. The present paper does a thorough research on the reservations made by Muslim countries to get out of this dilemma. The paper also touches on the application of CEDAW in selected Muslim countries, in particular, Malaysia. The paper concludes that it is an extremely difficult and sensitive issue and the solution will largely depend on to what extent the CEDAW Committee can liberally interpret CEDAW’s principles of equality and non-discrimination in order that Muslim countries are able to comply with the most fundamental precepts of Islamic law and how much Muslim countries are prepared to accept the liberal interpretation of the Islamic law without compromising the most fundamental precepts.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
author_facet	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
author_sort	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
title	The application of CEDAW Convention in Muslim countries: issues and challenges
title_short	The application of CEDAW Convention in Muslim countries: issues and challenges
title_full	The application of CEDAW Convention in Muslim countries: issues and challenges
title_fullStr	The application of CEDAW Convention in Muslim countries: issues and challenges
title_full_unstemmed	The application of CEDAW Convention in Muslim countries: issues and challenges
title_sort	application of cedaw convention in muslim countries: issues and challenges
publishDate	2013
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