Abstract
Personal Status laws in Egypt were first coded in 1920 and were slightly amended throughout time. They were based on religious texts, and hence, are treated as words and teachings of God. Thus, the amendments that were developed throughout history were a result of different interpretations. Throughout the twentieth century, personal status laws in Egypt were enacted by the Egyptian state to build marriage as a more permanent bond as intended by traditional Islamic jurisprudence. Providing women with more marital rights, including more grounds for judicial divorce, was believed to strengthen the marital bond. This paper will trace the insight of different legal domains and developments over time and how these laws are interpreted as Sharia rather than Fiqh. This thesis attempts to highlight the distinction between Fiqhand Sharia by addressing the application of Islamic Sharia in Egypt and the textual sharia rules and teachings on personal status matters.
School
School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
Department
Law Department
Degree Name
LLM in International and Comparative Law
Graduation Date
Fall 2-10-2022
Submission Date
2-7-2022
First Advisor
Jason Beckett
Committee Member 1
Thomas Skouteris
Committee Member 2
Hany El Sayed
Extent
58 p.
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval
Approval has been obtained for this item
Recommended Citation
APA Citation
Soliman, L.
(2022).The Immutability of Personal Status Law [Master's Thesis, the American University in Cairo]. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1897
MLA Citation
Soliman, Leena. The Immutability of Personal Status Law. 2022. American University in Cairo, Master's Thesis. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1897