Add to ORKGIn this paper, I will examine three cases of violence against women that went through the Afghan formal legal system: the case of Farkhunda, the Paghman district gang rape case, and the case of Sahar Gul. In the first Part, I will discuss the formal legal system framework on which the cases are based. In the second Part, I will discuss the cases in detail. In the third Part, I will describe neo-liberal, reformist, and neo-fundamentalist approaches to interpretation of Islamic law, and I will then draw out pieces of the decisions from the three cases that closely match these tenets. Finally, I will use these interpretations to argue that Afghanistan can improve its legal system through such advancements as the televising of trials, the creat...
Abstract The legal system of Afghanistan contains Islamic, Statutory and customary rules. It has de...
(Excerpt) This Note examines some important areas where Afghan women face discrimination and explore...
This article argues that women's human rights were and are being violated in Afghanistan regardless ...
In this paper, I will examine three cases of violence against women that went through the Afghan for...
This study legally analyzed the reasons behind sexual harassment of women in Afghanistan and its day...
Cultural and religious practices are critical to explaining Afghanistan’s dreadful reputation concer...
This thesis addresses the question of what constitutes the basis rights of Afghan woman, in the area...
Theoretical thesis.Bibliography: pages 90-99.Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The International...
This Article explores the role of rule of law in redressing crimes and human rights abuses committed...
During recent decades the women of Pakistan have been the most vulnerable and convenient targets of ...
The Taliban’s fall in 2001 elevated hopes for improving the plight of women and girls in Afghanistan...
In anthropological and legal literature, the phenomenon termed ‘legal pluralism’ has bee...
Violence against women is a serious human rights violation and a major cause of reduced of life, dis...
On January 4, 2004, the Islamic Transitional State of Afghanistan ratified a constitution. While lau...
The recent drafting and ratification of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in 2...
Abstract The legal system of Afghanistan contains Islamic, Statutory and customary rules. It has de...
(Excerpt) This Note examines some important areas where Afghan women face discrimination and explore...
This article argues that women's human rights were and are being violated in Afghanistan regardless ...
In this paper, I will examine three cases of violence against women that went through the Afghan for...
This study legally analyzed the reasons behind sexual harassment of women in Afghanistan and its day...
Cultural and religious practices are critical to explaining Afghanistan’s dreadful reputation concer...
This thesis addresses the question of what constitutes the basis rights of Afghan woman, in the area...
Theoretical thesis.Bibliography: pages 90-99.Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The International...
This Article explores the role of rule of law in redressing crimes and human rights abuses committed...
During recent decades the women of Pakistan have been the most vulnerable and convenient targets of ...
The Taliban’s fall in 2001 elevated hopes for improving the plight of women and girls in Afghanistan...
In anthropological and legal literature, the phenomenon termed ‘legal pluralism’ has bee...
Violence against women is a serious human rights violation and a major cause of reduced of life, dis...
On January 4, 2004, the Islamic Transitional State of Afghanistan ratified a constitution. While lau...
The recent drafting and ratification of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in 2...
Abstract The legal system of Afghanistan contains Islamic, Statutory and customary rules. It has de...
(Excerpt) This Note examines some important areas where Afghan women face discrimination and explore...
This article argues that women's human rights were and are being violated in Afghanistan regardless ...