Judicial Activism in the Context of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution: Emerging Conceptions of Femininity and Masculinity
This article investigates gender implications of judicial activism within the context of the 2011 revolution. Relying on analysis of a sample of judicial decisions in the field of divorce and child-rearing, I argue that individual judges used the family courts as a platform to articulate alternative...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2017]
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Religion & gender
Year: 2017, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 105-120 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Egypt
/ Arab Spring
/ Islamic law
/ Gender-specific role
/ Divorce
/ Parental care
/ Controversy
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam KBL Near East and North Africa NBE Anthropology NCF Sexual ethics TK Recent history XA Law |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |