Pakistan Federal Shariat Court's Collective Ijtihād on Gender Equality, Women's Rights and the Right to Family Life
This article argues on the basis of recent case law that the judges of the Pakistan Federal Shariat Court (FSC) have asserted their right to ijtihād and have indeed engaged in collective ijtihād. While in some areas, such as freedom of religion, Islamic law has been interpreted rigidly in a non-huma...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2014]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2014, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 181-192 |
RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBM Asia TK Recent history XA Law |
Further subjects: | B
ijtihād
B Women's Rights B Gender Equality B Pakistan B Islamic Law B Federal Shariat Court B Muslim family law |
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