Open AccessOn Violations: The Arab Women's Case
Author(s) -
Samira Aghacy
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
al-raida
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4841
pISSN - 0259-9953
DOI - 10.32380/alrj.v0i0.575
Subject(s) - convention , convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women , conformity , legislation , law , islam , sharia , political science , human rights , general assembly , international human rights law , geography , archaeology
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 18, 1979. Although eleven Arab countries have ratified the Convention,they have also expressed reservations pertaining to women's rights in the family. This hesitation or unwillingness to adopt the convention wholeheartedly is attributed to the incompatibility of these articles with the Islamic sharia and their non-conformity with national laws and legislation.