Problem
Discrimination against women before the law
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Denial of right to justice for womenPrejudicial judicial treatment of women
Active prejudice towards women in court
Incidence:
In some Islam countries efforts to bring laws in conformity with a certain interpretation of the Quran and Sunnah has led to serious miscarriages of justice for women. For example, the onus of providing proof in a rape of a woman rests on the woman herself. If she is unable to convince the court, her allegation that she has been raped is in itself considered as a confession of having sex outside marriage and the rape victim effectively implicates herself and is liable to punishment. Furthermore, the woman can be categorized as the rapist herself since it is often assumed that she seduced the man.
Broader Problems:
Inequality before the lawDiscrimination against women Narrower Problems:
Statelessness of womenDependency of women in marriageUnequal property rights for womenLoss of civil capacity for married womenDiscriminatory treatment of women offendersDiscrimination against women in divorce rightsDiscrimination against women in parental rights Related Problems:
Discrimination against men before the law Strategies:
Defending women's rightsReviewing personal status lawsStrengthening participation of women in sustainable development programmesDenying right to justice for womenReducing discrimination against women before the law Values:
DiscriminationJusticeLawfulnessSelf-denialDenialDiscriminationInjusticeMaltreatmentPrejudice Subject(s):
Law → JudiciaryLaw → Law
Law → Tribunals, courts
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Society → Women
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
24.06.2019 – 19:04 CEST