Maranlou, Zahra (2011) Access to justice : what do Iranian women think about their law and legal system? PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

This study was conducted in Iran (Tehran) to assess perceptions of women
with regard to access to justice. Its aims are firstly to provide original evidence
about user perceptions of access to justice, and to contribute to related
national/international debates and body of literature. The research reviews some
of the literature in the field of access to justice to highlight similarities and gaps
between contextual framework of Islamic and Western correlated legal concepts
including definitional analysis in support of and/ or against access to justice model
worldwide. Consideration was also given to a comparative framework for
conceptualizing access to justice from Islamic Law perspectives.
The research evaluates the historical development of access to justice in
the Islamic Republic of Iran as a case study together with an analysis of barriers.
The research also presents the findings of a survey study on women‘ perceptions
(first study of its kind) in Iran conducted as a significant constituent of the
thesis. The thesis concludes that existing Western models have excessively
highlighted the need to strengthen state‘s institutions to provide 'access‘ to
mechanisms of 'justice‘. Access to justice as a complex phenomenon, however,
incorporates various conceptions of 'justice‘ as an index for 'access‘ on one side
and individuals as 'users of justice‘ on the other side. A distinctive conclusion is
that 'legal empowerment‘ can provide wider 'access to justice‘ in Iran particularly
for disadvantaged groups such as women.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	K Law [Moys] > KD Religious Systems
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Justice, Administration of (Islamic law) -- Iran, Law -- Iran, Women (Islamic law) -- Iran, Sex discrimination in justice administration -- Iran, Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Iran
Official Date:	October 2011
Dates:	Date Event October 2011 Submitted
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	School of Law
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Ali, Shaheen Sardar
Extent:	ix, 255 leaves.
Language:	eng
Related URLs:	Other

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