Courting women in the Gulf monarchies

State power, gender and judging

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ID23030641
AuthorsRania Maktabi (0000-0002-7864-6616, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume13
Issue3
Pages1049-1084
Publication date2023-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOñati Socio-legal Series (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2079-5971 • E-ISSN: 2079-5971
PublisherOnati International Institute for the Sociology of Law (PUBLISHER • ES)
DOI10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1185
OpenAlexW3138103343
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited30

The article highlights the appointment of women as adjudicators in court in the Gulf monarchies between 2005–2020. The main question addressed is: What are the driving forces behind the inclusion of women in the judiciary in these overtly conservative societies? Two circumstances are explored: First, the rise in the number of female lawyers along with the appointment of professional women in law as deputy public prosecutors. This question responds to how Gulf women have entered positions of judicial litigation and decision-making. Secondly, the inclusion of women as adjudicators in court. This part addresses questions related to why Gulf women have obtained positions as prosecutors and judges in courts. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia provide case studies in addition to a general review of women’s access to judgeship in the six Gulf monarchies.

Inclusion (mineral) · Monarchy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Sociology · State (computer science) · Gender Studies · Law · Legal Education and Practice Innovations

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