The impact of islam on Women Right in Senegal Law Research Paper

Title: The impact of Islam on Women Right in Senegal
Table of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Abstract PAGEREF _Toc41742921 \h 4Introduction PAGEREF _Toc41742922 \h 4International Law PAGEREF _Toc41742923 \h 5Women Right in international law PAGEREF _Toc41742924 \h 5Marriage and Family law PAGEREF _Toc41742925 \h 7State responsibility PAGEREF _Toc41742926 \h 9The right as protected under the law in Senegal PAGEREF _Toc41742927 \h 9Statistics on Senegal and law in general PAGEREF _Toc41742928 \h 9Muslim Law for women PAGEREF _Toc41742929 \h 12Family law PAGEREF _Toc41742930 \h 13The de facto implementation of the right in Senegal PAGEREF _Toc41742931 \h 15Assessment of the current situation PAGEREF _Toc41742932 \h 15NGO report on Senegal PAGEREF _Toc41742933 \h 16Conclusion and recommendations PAGEREF _Toc41742934 \h 16Bibliography PAGEREF _Toc41742935 \h 18
Abstract
This paper basically explores the impact of Islam religion on the women status in the republic of Senegal. The discussion tends to identify the extent to which religious beliefs determine the role as well as status of women within the predominant Muslim society. Senegal is believed to have approximately 85 to 90% of its population inclining to Islam despite the country not officially an Islamic state. However, the country’s societal fabrics are mostly dominated by Islam despite the country being considered as a secular state. Islam has been used as the underlying ideology in Senegal that has cemented the extent of political obedience as well as loyalty of the population to the various groups of Muslim leaders. This makes Senegal ideal for the study on the influence of Islam on women in the entire society. This paper covers the concept of women right and how it is protected under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and some statistics on Senegal. Then analysis of the legal framework in Senegal that discusses the relationship between women’s rights and Islam in the Senegalese legislation and finally the state responsibility as well as the current situation based on NGO report.
Introduction
As Michelle Obama said « No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of the citizens”. Reminding us that women must be taken into consideration however at the time when the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women has registered 40 years of existence, discrimination against women still persists in several countries around the world. Unfortunately, much remains to be done to achieve full equality of rights and opportunities between men and women, thus pushing us to seek to understand the underbelly of non-compliance with international conventions. This paper analyses women’s rights in Senegal specifically, what is the impact of Islam on their rights. The focus will be on marriage and family law. The first part of the paper introduces the concept of women right and how it is protected under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and some statistics on Senegal. Then the second part of the paper will analyse the legal framework in Senegal, we will see the ...