Islamic Law, Women's Rights, and State Law : The Cases of Female Genital Cutting and Child Marriage

Islamic Law, Women's Rights, and State Law : The Cases of Female Genital Cutting and Child Marriage

Issues related to Islamic law, women’s rights, and state law have long been and remain deeply contested. This is most evident in debates around family law reform in majority Muslim countries. As one recent example, in Mali, a secular state according to its Constitution, the National Assembly adopted...

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Main Author: Wodon, Quentin
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor and Francis 2015
Subjects:
gender
women's rights
child marriage
female genital cutting
FGC
Islamic Law
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23533
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spelling okr-10986-235332021-04-23T14:04:15Z Islamic Law, Women's Rights, and State Law : The Cases of Female Genital Cutting and Child Marriage Wodon, Quentin gender women's rights child marriage female genital cutting FGC Islamic Law Issues related to Islamic law, women’s rights, and state law have long been and remain deeply contested. This is most evident in debates around family law reform in majority Muslim countries. As one recent example, in Mali, a secular state according to its Constitution, the National Assembly adopted in August 2009 a new family code proposed by the government. The new code included provisions to set the minimum age for marriage at 18; change inheritance rules for women including the ability for them to remain in their dwelling upon the death of their husband; change rules for adoption and the recognition of children born out of wedlock; define marriage as a secular and public act that should be ratified by the state; and protect the integrity of the human body (which relates among others to the issue of female genital cutting or FGC). In some countries arguments inspired by Islamic law have been used in order to suggest that prohibiting FGC and child marriage could be “un-Islamic,” and faith leaders have substantial influence on whether the practices persist or not. Mali is a case in point. 2015-12-28T21:37:01Z 2015-12-28T21:37:01Z 2015-10-23 Journal Article The Review of Faith & International Affairs 1557-0274 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23533 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Mali
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women's rights
child marriage
female genital cutting
FGC
Islamic Law
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women's rights
child marriage
female genital cutting
FGC
Islamic Law
Wodon, Quentin
Islamic Law, Women's Rights, and State Law : The Cases of Female Genital Cutting and Child Marriage
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description Issues related to Islamic law, women’s rights, and state law have long been and remain deeply contested. This is most evident in debates around family law reform in majority Muslim countries. As one recent example, in Mali, a secular state according to its Constitution, the National Assembly adopted in August 2009 a new family code proposed by the government. The new code included provisions to set the minimum age for marriage at 18; change inheritance rules for women including the ability for them to remain in their dwelling upon the death of their husband; change rules for adoption and the recognition of children born out of wedlock; define marriage as a secular and public act that should be ratified by the state; and protect the integrity of the human body (which relates among others to the issue of female genital cutting or FGC). In some countries arguments inspired by Islamic law have been used in order to suggest that prohibiting FGC and child marriage could be “un-Islamic,” and faith leaders have substantial influence on whether the practices persist or not. Mali is a case in point.
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author Wodon, Quentin
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title Islamic Law, Women's Rights, and State Law : The Cases of Female Genital Cutting and Child Marriage
title_short Islamic Law, Women's Rights, and State Law : The Cases of Female Genital Cutting and Child Marriage
title_full Islamic Law, Women's Rights, and State Law : The Cases of Female Genital Cutting and Child Marriage
title_fullStr Islamic Law, Women's Rights, and State Law : The Cases of Female Genital Cutting and Child Marriage
title_full_unstemmed Islamic Law, Women's Rights, and State Law : The Cases of Female Genital Cutting and Child Marriage
title_sort islamic law, women's rights, and state law : the cases of female genital cutting and child marriage
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