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Middle East CentreLecture and Book Launch- The politics of family law reform in Jordan and Morocco: Two seemingly similar monarchies, two different approachesDr Dorthe Engelcke (Max Planck Institute, Hamburg) gives a discussion Chair: Dr Michael Willis (St Antony's College). Family law – the law regulating marriage, divorce, custody, polygyny and guardianship among others - is one of the most sensitive areas in Muslim-majority countries. Morocco and Jordan both issued new family codes in the 2000s, but there are a number of differences in the ways these two states engaged in reform. These include how the reform was carried out, the content of the new family codes, and the way the new laws are applied. In Morocco, the process of reform became less dominated by...2019-06-1438 min
The Tunisian Revolution: Origins, Course and AftermathParty Identification in Post-revolutionary Tunisia: Nida Tunis and Ennahda ComparedFerdinand Eibl and Dörthe Engelcke (University of Oxford) gives the second talk in Panel 5: Post-revolutionary Politics, part of The Tunisian Revolution: Origins, Course and Aftermath2014-10-2719 min