Law in the service of legitimacy
Subtitle: gender and politics in Jordan
By: by Catherine Warrick.
Publisher: Ashgate Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey [UK]; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9780754675877
Subjects: Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Jordan; Women's rights -- Jordan; Law -- Political aspects -- Jordan; Culture and law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and description of the Jordanian system; title: Theoretical approach of the study; title: Dual legal systems; title: Criminal law; title: Nationality law; title: Divorce; title: Protected spaces : the parliamentary quota and women in the military; title: The women's movement; title: Government institutions and policy frameworks.