Women's social rights between Islamic law and CEDAW )A comparative study(
Abstract
The issue of women in general is one of the issues currently raised on the international and national scene, and it has occupied the forefront and global and local attention, especially after the end of World War II and the emergence of bodies and organizations of the international community concerned with human rights and fundamental freedoms, from which many laws, declarations and international agreements in various fields of human rights have emerged. .It is known that women, like men, enjoy a wide range of rights, such as social rights, political rights, economic rights, and cultural rights. However, Islamic law has controls and conditions for womens work, education, movement, and what relates to their eligibility in legal cases, which are in the interest of the woman herself, her family, and society.It should be noted that we cannot address all of these rights in this study foof stretching so we will limit ourselves to referring to social rights only. We dealt with this research in a comparative manner between Islamic law and the statutory laws and agreements related to womens rights, and it is clear that there are Many international agreements and laws include womens rights and protection, so we decided to choose the (CEDAW) Convention as a model for comparison.