http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).18
10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).18
Published : Sep 2020
Qualms about the CEDAW by the Muslim States: Analyzing Women Rights in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran
The incompatible reservations have adversely affected the uniform application of the CEDAW Convention. A significant number of incompatible reservations have been formulated by the Muslim states. Such reservations have undermined the CEDAW provisions and conceivably doubt the state's accountability for its obligations under the Convention. The research comprises of two parts; first, it examines the reservations of the Muslim states in the context of their obligations under the Convention. Second, it adopts an analytical approach to analyze women rights in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran (as a non-state party). Our findings reveal that despite the incompatible reservations, the Muslim states that have ratified the CEDAW Convention have shown significant improvement in women rights as compared to the states that are not members of the Convention. It suggests that Muslim states should revisit the scope of their reservations and adopt a rational approach towards women rights and fulfilling the obligations under the CEDAW Convention.
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(1) Zaheer Iqbal Cheema
Assistant Professor, University Law College, New Campus, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Zarfishan Qaiser
Assistant Professor, University Law College, New Campus, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Khushbakht Qaiser
Assistant Professor, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Cheema, Z. I., Qaiser, Z., & Qaiser, K. (2020). Qualms about the CEDAW by the Muslim States: Analyzing Women Rights in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Global Social Sciences Review, V(III), 166-173. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).18
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CHICAGO : Cheema, Zaheer Iqbal, Zarfishan Qaiser, and Khushbakht Qaiser. 2020. "Qualms about the CEDAW by the Muslim States: Analyzing Women Rights in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran." Global Social Sciences Review, V (III): 166-173 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).18
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HARVARD : CHEEMA, Z. I., QAISER, Z. & QAISER, K. 2020. Qualms about the CEDAW by the Muslim States: Analyzing Women Rights in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Global Social Sciences Review, V, 166-173.
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MHRA : Cheema, Zaheer Iqbal, Zarfishan Qaiser, and Khushbakht Qaiser. 2020. "Qualms about the CEDAW by the Muslim States: Analyzing Women Rights in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran." Global Social Sciences Review, V: 166-173
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MLA : Cheema, Zaheer Iqbal, Zarfishan Qaiser, and Khushbakht Qaiser. "Qualms about the CEDAW by the Muslim States: Analyzing Women Rights in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran." Global Social Sciences Review, V.III (2020): 166-173 Print.
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OXFORD : Cheema, Zaheer Iqbal, Qaiser, Zarfishan, and Qaiser, Khushbakht (2020), "Qualms about the CEDAW by the Muslim States: Analyzing Women Rights in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran", Global Social Sciences Review, V (III), 166-173
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TURABIAN : Cheema, Zaheer Iqbal, Zarfishan Qaiser, and Khushbakht Qaiser. "Qualms about the CEDAW by the Muslim States: Analyzing Women Rights in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran." Global Social Sciences Review V, no. III (2020): 166-173. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).18