Law as a Tool for Empowering Women within Marital Relations: A Case Study of Paternity Lawsuits in Egypt

Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 31, No. 2

Hind Ahmed Zaki (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2012
The American University in Cairo Press (Verlag)
978-977-416-508-5 (ISBN)

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How do women use courts within the context of paternity lawsuits? This study analyzes the challenges that the formal legal approach to empowering women faces once it is translated into everyday socio-legal experiences and court repertoires. It also seeks to trace the pathologies inherent in personal status law reform and normal legal practices in Egypt, attesting to the limitations of law as an agent of social change in the private domain of the family. It mainly sheds light on the difficulties of separating formal legal rules from informal social practices. It also explores the problem of paternity claims in Egypt. Adding to growing literature on the use of legal mobilization to advance gender equity, this study offers insights on the often-neglected role of social norms in court experiences, often leading to unexpected consequences that sometimes defy the intended goals behind policies and legislation.

Hind Ahmed Zaki is PhD candidate at the University of Washington, Department of Political Science.

Reihe/Serie	Cairo Papers in Social Science
Verlagsort	Cairo
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 191 mm
Gewicht	209 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Familienrecht
ISBN-10	977-416-508-X / 977416508X
ISBN-13	978-977-416-508-5 / 9789774165085
Zustand	Neuware