Mobilizing islam and custom against statutory reform: bayt al-tâ‘a in Yemen
In August 2000, the Parliamentary Committee for Justice and Awqâf issued its report on the amendment of Law 28/1992 on Civil Procedure and Execution of Judgements. The amendments suggested, inter alia, giving the executing judge (qâdî al-tanfîdh) complete discretion to force a disobedient wife (zaw...
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Égypte/Monde arabe
2008
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| Résumé: | In August 2000, the Parliamentary Committee for Justice and Awqâf issued its report on the amendment of Law 28/1992 on Civil Procedure and Execution of Judgements. The amendments suggested, inter alia, giving the executing judge (qâdî al-tanfîdh) complete discretion to force a disobedient wife (zawja nâshiza) back to her husband’s home, thus adapting the Egyptian model of bayt al-tâca.Most unlike other recent reforms of Yemeni family law (Würth, 2003), this draft caused an uproar among non-g... |
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