The 'Sharia law debate' in Ontario: The modernity/premodernity distinction in legal efforts to protect women from culture

Feminist Legal Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-32

  Razack, Sherene H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian feminists; Culture; Modernity; Muslim women; Sharia law

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847349412     PISSN: 09663622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10691-006-9050-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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