Legal Liability for the Crime of Rape in the Muslim Countries Cover Image

Odpowiedzialność za przestępstwo zgwałcenia w krajach muzułmańskich
Legal Liability for the Crime of Rape in the Muslim Countries

Author(s): Robert Sosik
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Islam studies, Studies in violence and power, Penology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: penal law; rape; sexual crimes; rape in the Middle East; rape in Islam;

Summary/Abstract: The crime of rape is a frequent subject matter for the doctrine. This article aims at presenting the complex analysis of current penal regulations in the law of Islam, basing on selected countries, such as Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan and Turkey. The legal situation of women in the culture of Muslim countries, as the most sufficient factor affecting the number of sexual crimes in those countries, is set as the foundation for the analysis in this paper.

  • Issue Year: 26/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 111-127
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish