The Approach of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation toward Women's Rights

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Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Islamic Knowledge and Law, Imam Sadiq University.

Abstract

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), with a history of nearly five decades of international activity and expanding the scope of membership to all parts of the world and the largest number of members after the United Nations, in principle should be effective and have notable achievements in promoting the human conditions of Muslims including Muslim women around the world. But is it really That is? This article aims at answering this question that how women rights are recognized in ICO and which norms and rules are codified in this regard. The present contribution, through focusing on the procedure of the activities of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in the field of women's rights and based on a descriptive-analytic method and by means of examining dozens of documents approved by the Organization and related research works worldwide, has revealed that however the Organization has had some achievements in norm and institution setting, it has failed in implementation of the norms and ensuring women's rights. Why and how to strengthen the achievements and eliminating the existing challenges meeting women's rights within the OIC, naturally should be studied in future researches.

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Comparative Studies on Islamic and Western Law
Volume 6, Issue 2 - Serial Number 20
September 2019
Pages 25-54

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