@article{PAR00002812,
  title = {{B}reaking up the family : divorce in {E}gyptian law and practice},
  author = {{B}ernard-{M}augiron, {N}athalie and {D}upret, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}rom the twentieth century onward, {E}gyptian law-makers strived to re-instate a balance between men and women in their access to breaking-off the marriage. {T}he legislature started interfering in new fields to favor the adaptation of law to the evolution of society and to find solutions to social problems it was confronted with. {T}he study of the explanatory notes of the laws discloses this very spirit. {T}he outcome of those reforms is, however, mitigated. {N}o doubt women's status in divorce has improved, but it remains very unequal in comparison to men. {T}hese latter can unilaterally sever spousal relationships by means of repudiation, even if the legislature has interfered, here too, to insert this means of breaking-off in a tight legal framework. {M}oreover, the practical effect of these judicial reforms is in question. {T}he study of breaking-off marriage in {E}gypt must therefore be carried out through two approaches, one legal and the other sociological. {T}he legal dimension will be addressed through examining the legal texts that govern family laws, as well as their explanatory notes. {T}he second part will be dedicated to the implementation of those norms, including before the courts, and to the various obstacles that impede the effective implementation of reforms.},
  keywords = {family law ; marriage ; divorce ; personal status ; {E}gypt ; {I}slamic law ; {EGYPTE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}awwa : {J}ournal of {W}omen of the {M}iddle {E}ast and the {I}slamic {W}orld},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {},
  pages = {52--74},
  ISSN = {1569-2078},
  year = {2008},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00002812},
}