Women in Personal Status Laws: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria: UNESCO SHS

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Women in Personal Status Laws: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria

Articles 13 of 14

The objective of this paper is to explain the legal system as it pertains to women's rights in the Middle East.

The paper examines family laws and women's rights in the Middle East. The focus is on inequalities in marriage, inheritance, and nationality in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria. Sources of information are legal texts, government reports, reviews, and interviews.

Article File Women_in_Personal_Status_Laws.pdf

Author(s)	Gihane Tabet, edited and supervised by Valentine Moghadam


Publication date	2005
Publisher	UNESCO
Publication Location	Paris

Series	SHS Papers in Women's Studies/ Gender Research




Keywords	Women's Rights, Personal Status laws, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria

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