Gendered citizenship in Sudan: Competing debates on family laws among northern and southern elites in Khartoum

Journal of North African Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 455-469

  Tønnessen, Liv ^a  

^a CHR MICHELSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

CEDAW; Citizenship; Family law; Interlegality; Islamic state; Islamicfeminism; Legal pluralism; Patriarchal bargain; Rights; Sudan; Women

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; CIVIL RIGHTS; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL RELATIONS; FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENDER RELATIONS; ISLAMISM; WOMENS ORGANIZATION; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KHARTOUM [SUDAN]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

EID: 58149125182     PISSN: 13629387     EISSN: 17439345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13629380802343590     Document Type: Article

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