Islamic Law, Women's Rights, and State Law
The Cases of Female Genital Cutting and Child Marriage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6128618 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Quentin Wodon (0000-0002-6846-1116, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 81-91 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Faith & International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1931-7743 • E-ISSN: 1557-0274 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15570274.2015.1075762 |
| OpenAlex | W2288943610 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 21 |
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
Family law · Female circumcision · Gynecology · Human rights · Islam · Political science · Sharia · Sociology · State law · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Gender Studies · Genital Health and Disease · History · International Human Rights and Reproductive Law · Law · Medicine
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Child marriage, human rights and international norms
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Female genital cutting in Egypt
Child Protection Practices and Attitudes of Faith Leaders Across Senegal, Uganda, and Guatemala
Faith Leaders and Child Well-Being in Bangladesh
Early Childhood Development in the Context of the Family
The Female Circumcision Controversy
Sharīʿa
An Introduction to Islamic Law
Islam and the Secular State
The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law
Economic Impacts of Child Marriage
Human rights, the rule of law, and the construction of tradition
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Public Debates on Family Law Reform Participants, Positions, and Styles of Argumentation in the 1990s
Stalled Reform
Sexual Morality at the Egyptian Bar
Recent Debates on Family Law Reform in Morocco
Political Factions, Ideological Fictions
In the Interim
Engaging Islamic Opinion Leaders on Child Marriage
Islam in Mali in the neoliberal era
The limited effectiveness of legislation against female genital mutilation and the role of community beliefs in Upper East Region, Ghana
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |