Autonomy and equal right to divorce with specific reference to Shi'i Figh and the Iranian legal system

In this article I argue for the equal right of both spouses to divorce, since moral autonomy as embodied in the right to self-determination calls for this. The powerful moral demand of the contemporary human rights discourse has left no choice for Western countries but to allow divorce to be granted...

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Main Author: Ghari Seyed-Fatemi, Seyed Mohammad (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2006
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2006, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 281-294
Further subjects:B Women
B gender problems
B Gesellschaftsmodell
B Law
B Islam
B Laws
B Gesetze
B Genderproblematik
B Iran / Persien
B Social System
B Iran / Persia
B Frauen
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