Maaike Voorhoeve
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1260953 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Maaike Voorhoeve |
| NOMBRES | Maaike |
| APELLIDO | Voorhoeve |
| FIRMA | VOORHOEVE M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Amsterdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2012-7968 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 5 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 10 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2012 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Gender and judging in Tunisia and the intersections of penalty and privilege
The international community encourages countries to increase the number of women in the judiciary. This is partly based on the hypothesis that female judges make the bench representative of society. However, the question arises as to which women we are referring to. While the experiences of women are different from men because of their sex, experiences of lower-class women are also different from those from the middle and upper classes, as experi…
God in the Courtroom
God in the Courtroom: The Transformation of Courtroom Oath and Perjury between Islamic and Franco-Egyptian Law. By Guy Bechor. Studies in Islamic Law and Society, vol. 34. Leiden: Brill, 2012. Pp. xv + 412. $196
The Tunisian Law on Violence against Women
In 2017, Tunisia issued the law on violence against women. Both Islamists and non-Islamists were in favor of the law, which was adopted with unanimity by the Tunisian Parliament. Such a development challenges the literature on regime change and women’s rights, which warns for a rollback after regime change. This article examines the limits of the consensus on this new law and the arguments mobilized in the debates
Ḥaḍāna Practices in Tunisia
This article examines how Tunisian judges since independence deal with childcare cases upon divorce. As a legal ethnographic study of ḥaḍāna (child custody) in contemporary Tunisia, this study aims to contribute to the existing literature on judicial practice in Muslim contexts. The article aims to reveal these judges’ understandings of child custody, of women’s and men’s roles in childcare, and of the rights and interests of children and how thi…
Law and Social Change in Tunisia
In the aftermath of the ‘Arab Spring’, Tunisian media reported a practice of so-called ‘urfi, or unregistered, marriages among university students. For Tunisian women’s rights activists, the phenomenon was the result of Salafi influence that had been able to enter Tunisian legal practice after the fall of the authoritarian regime in 2011. For these activists, the Tunisian law on marriage registration had initially been able to change social pract…
Production judiciaire des normes et vigilance de la société civile
Depuis 2011, les débats publics tunisiens sont rythmés par des polémiques, notamment sur le traitement judiciaire d’affaires de mœurs. Cet article vérifie l’hypothèse d’une rupture avec les pratiques judiciaires des années 2000. À partir des pratiques judiciaires en droit de la famille et en droit pénal, l’article examine comment, avant 2011, les juges tunisiens ont contrôlé les mœurs sexuelles, tant au sein du mariage que pour les couples non-ma…
Women’s Rights in Tunisia and the Democratic Renegotiation of an Authoritarian Legacy
Since the 2011 revolution, Tunisia has been negotiating what it is to become, a processof rebirth in which women’s rights is key. The ongoing debates reflect a confrontation betweenthe feminist policies of Habib Bourguiba (the first president of the Tunisian republic) andalternative notions of women’s rights. In this article, I examine the debates that are currentlytaking place in Tunisia. I argue that the topic of women’s rights is crucial in th…
Law and Corruption
Informal Transactions with the Police
This article examines the intersection between, on the one hand, informal transactions with the police and, on the other, ‘sex crimes.’ Although prohibited by law, informal transactions have not been eradicated from the dealing between the police and civilians in Tunisia. Such transactions take place in case people have violated the law, but also, as this paper shows, when people have committed a ‘crime’ that is not described by legislation. In t…
Family Law in Islam
In both the West and throughout the Muslim world, Islamic family law is a highly and hotly debated topic. In the Muslim World, the discussions at the heart of these debates are often primarily concerned with the extent to which classical Islamic family law should be implemented in the national legal system, and the impact this has on society. Family Law in Islam highlights these discussions by looking at public debates and legal practice. Using a…
Judicial Practice at the Court of First Instance Tunis
Tunisian personal status law is internationally known for its “progressive” character. Nevertheless, it is argued in Tunisian doctrine that judicial practice is characterised by “conservatism,” and that judges apply sharia and “custom” instead of or at least together with legislation. This article examines the practices at the Court of First Instance Tunis in divorce cases where the wife accuses her husband of domestic violence. It is demonstrate…
Informal Transactions with the Police
This article examines the intersection between, on the one hand, informal transactions with the police and, on the other, ‘sex crimes.’ Although prohibited by law, informal transactions have not been eradicated from the dealing between the police and civilians in Tunisia. Such transactions take place in case people have violated the law, but also, as this paper shows, when people have committed a ‘crime’ that is not described by legislation. In t…
Judicial Practice at the Court of First Instance Tunis
Tunisian personal status law is internationally known for its “progressive” character. Nevertheless, it is argued in Tunisian doctrine that judicial practice is characterised by “conservatism,” and that judges apply sharia and “custom” instead of or at least together with legislation. This article examines the practices at the Court of First Instance Tunis in divorce cases where the wife accuses her husband of domestic violence. It is demonstrate…
Women’s Rights in Tunisia and the Democratic Renegotiation of an Authoritarian Legacy
Since the 2011 revolution, Tunisia has been negotiating what it is to become, a processof rebirth in which women’s rights is key. The ongoing debates reflect a confrontation betweenthe feminist policies of Habib Bourguiba (the first president of the Tunisian republic) andalternative notions of women’s rights. In this article, I examine the debates that are currentlytaking place in Tunisia. I argue that the topic of women’s rights is crucial in th…
Family Law in Islam
In both the West and throughout the Muslim world, Islamic family law is a highly and hotly debated topic. In the Muslim World, the discussions at the heart of these debates are often primarily concerned with the extent to which classical Islamic family law should be implemented in the national legal system, and the impact this has on society. Family Law in Islam highlights these discussions by looking at public debates and legal practice. Using a…
Judicial Practice at the Court of First Instance Tunis
Tunisian personal status law is internationally known for its “progressive” character. Nevertheless, it is argued in Tunisian doctrine that judicial practice is characterised by “conservatism,” and that judges apply sharia and “custom” instead of or at least together with legislation. This article examines the practices at the Court of First Instance Tunis in divorce cases where the wife accuses her husband of domestic violence. It is demonstrate…
Law and Corruption
Informal Transactions with the Police
This article examines the intersection between, on the one hand, informal transactions with the police and, on the other, ‘sex crimes.’ Although prohibited by law, informal transactions have not been eradicated from the dealing between the police and civilians in Tunisia. Such transactions take place in case people have violated the law, but also, as this paper shows, when people have committed a ‘crime’ that is not described by legislation. In t…
Women’s Rights in Tunisia and the Democratic Renegotiation of an Authoritarian Legacy
Since the 2011 revolution, Tunisia has been negotiating what it is to become, a processof rebirth in which women’s rights is key. The ongoing debates reflect a confrontation betweenthe feminist policies of Habib Bourguiba (the first president of the Tunisian republic) andalternative notions of women’s rights. In this article, I examine the debates that are currentlytaking place in Tunisia. I argue that the topic of women’s rights is crucial in th…
Production judiciaire des normes et vigilance de la société civile
Depuis 2011, les débats publics tunisiens sont rythmés par des polémiques, notamment sur le traitement judiciaire d’affaires de mœurs. Cet article vérifie l’hypothèse d’une rupture avec les pratiques judiciaires des années 2000. À partir des pratiques judiciaires en droit de la famille et en droit pénal, l’article examine comment, avant 2011, les juges tunisiens ont contrôlé les mœurs sexuelles, tant au sein du mariage que pour les couples non-ma…
Law and Social Change in Tunisia
In the aftermath of the ‘Arab Spring’, Tunisian media reported a practice of so-called ‘urfi, or unregistered, marriages among university students. For Tunisian women’s rights activists, the phenomenon was the result of Salafi influence that had been able to enter Tunisian legal practice after the fall of the authoritarian regime in 2011. For these activists, the Tunisian law on marriage registration had initially been able to change social pract…
Ḥaḍāna Practices in Tunisia
This article examines how Tunisian judges since independence deal with childcare cases upon divorce. As a legal ethnographic study of ḥaḍāna (child custody) in contemporary Tunisia, this study aims to contribute to the existing literature on judicial practice in Muslim contexts. The article aims to reveal these judges’ understandings of child custody, of women’s and men’s roles in childcare, and of the rights and interests of children and how thi…
God in the Courtroom
God in the Courtroom: The Transformation of Courtroom Oath and Perjury between Islamic and Franco-Egyptian Law. By Guy Bechor. Studies in Islamic Law and Society, vol. 34. Leiden: Brill, 2012. Pp. xv + 412. $196
The Tunisian Law on Violence against Women
In 2017, Tunisia issued the law on violence against women. Both Islamists and non-Islamists were in favor of the law, which was adopted with unanimity by the Tunisian Parliament. Such a development challenges the literature on regime change and women’s rights, which warns for a rollback after regime change. This article examines the limits of the consensus on this new law and the arguments mobilized in the debates
Gender and judging in Tunisia and the intersections of penalty and privilege
The international community encourages countries to increase the number of women in the judiciary. This is partly based on the hypothesis that female judges make the bench representative of society. However, the question arises as to which women we are referring to. While the experiences of women are different from men because of their sex, experiences of lower-class women are also different from those from the middle and upper classes, as experi…
Political science (11 obras) · Law (10 obras) · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender (8 obras) · Sociology (7 obras) · Politics (6 obras) · Islam (5 obras) · Islamic Studies and History (5 obras) · Sharia (5 obras) · Authoritarianism (4 obras) · Democracy (4 obras)