The 2006 Women Protection Act of Pakistan: An analysis

Shah, Niaz A.

Abstract

© 2014 Mashood A. Baderin. This note argues that the 1979 Hudood laws of Pakistan, especially the Zina Ordinance were discriminatory and led to the violations of rights of men and women, but women were the hardest hit victims. The new legislation in 2006 has remedied the situation and the state of human rights violations on the basis Zina Ordinance has changed.

Citation

Shah, N. A. (2014). The 2006 Women Protection Act of Pakistan: An analysis. In M. A. Baderin (Ed.), Islamic Law in Practice Volume III (428-438). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315251738

• Online Publication Date: Dec 31, 2016
• Publication Date: May 20, 2014
• Deposit Date: Sep 22, 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 428-438
• Series Title: Islamic Law
• Book Title: Islamic Law in Practice Volume III
• Chapter Number: 17
• ISBN: 9781351925945; 9780754628774
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315251738
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3624586