Women's Rights and Customary Justice in Afghanistan: A Review of Jirgas under CEDAW's Access to Justice Components

Authors

Fernanda Canessa, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

Afghanistan became the first Muslim country to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ("CEDAW") with no reservations, understandings, or declarations ("RUDs") on March 5, 2003. This event is notable considering that the majority of Muslim countries that ratified the treaty included reservations holding Islamic Sharia law above the tenets of the Convention. The government abstained from making this type of reservation, demonstrating its intent to follow international norms as it entered a new phase of democratic statebuilding.

Keywords

Comparative and Foreign Law, Dispute Resolution, Literacy, Issues in Education, War

Disciplines

Comparative and Foreign Law | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Law | Military, War, and Peace

Recommended Citation

Fernanda Canessa, Women's Rights and Customary Justice in Afghanistan: A Review of Jirgas under CEDAW's Access to Justice Components, 23 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 715 (2022).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol23/iss3/9