A Feminist Response to Address Discrimination in Inheritance in South Africa
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Inheritance , Feminist, Islamic will, Transgender
Abstract
A response to "A Brief Analysis of the Status of a Transgender Beneficiary for Purposes of an Islamic Will Within the South African Context”
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CASES
Minister of Finance and Others v Van Heerden [2004] (6) SA 121 (CC)
Ex Parte: BOE Trust Ltd NO and Others 2013 3 SA 236 (SCA)
R v Big M Drug Mart Ltd (1985) 18 DLR (4th) 321; [1985] 1 SCR 295
Prince v President, Cape Law Society and others 2002 (2) SA 794 (CC)
Harksen v Lane NO and Others (CCT9/97) [1997] ZACC 12; 1997 (11) BCLR 1489; 1998 (1) SA 300 (7 October 1997)
Hoque, Kazi Arshadul, Muhammad Jalal Uddin, and Mohammad Saidul Islam. “Inheritance rights of women in Islamic law: An assessment.” International Journal of Islamic Thoughts 2 (2013): 45 – 58.
Laldin, Mohamad Akram. “Understanding the concept of Maslahah and its parameters when used in financial transactions.” ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance 2, no.1 (2010): 61 – 84. https://doi.org/10.55188/ijif.v1i2
Afridi, Muhammad Adil Khan. “Maqasid Al-Shari’ah and preservation of basic rights: Under the theme ‘Islam and its perspectives on global & local contemporary challenges’.” Journal of Education and Social Sciences 4 (2016): 274 –285.
Crenshaw, Kimberlé. “Demarginalizing the intersection of race and sex: A black feminist critique of antidiscrimination doctrine, feminist theory and antiracist politics.” University of Chicago Legal Forum 1 (1989): 139 – 167.
International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). “Yogyakarta Principles – Principles on the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity.” March 2007.
International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). “The Yogyakarta Principles Plus 10 - Additional principles and state obligation on the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation, gender expression and sex characteristics to complement the Yogyakarta Principles.” November 2017.
Ibn Ashur, Muhammad al-Tahir. Ibn Ashur: Treatise on Maqasid Al-Shariah. Translated by Mohamed El- Tahir El-Mesawi. Volume 1. London-Washington: International Institute of Islamic Thought (HIT), 2006.
Auda, Jasser. Maqasid Al-Shariah An Introductory Guide. Herndon, VA: IIIT, 2008.
Salleh, Mohd Afandi, Abdul Majid Tahir Mohamed, Mohd Lotpi Mohd Yusob, and Fazidatul Aida Mat Yazid. “Maqasid al-shariah as a parameter in International Treaty.” Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research 84 (2017): 170 – 175.
Abozaid, Abdulazeem and Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki. “The challenges of realizing Maqasid al-Shari’ah in Islamic banking and finance.” Paper presented at the IIUM International Conference on Islamic Banking and Finance, IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, Kuala Lumpur, 23-25 April 2007. https://iaif.ir/images/khareji/articles/other/60.pdf.
United Nations, Human Rights Council. Gender-based violence and discrimination in the name of religion or belief: Report of the Special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. A/HRC/43/48 (24 February -20 March 2020), available https://undocs.org/Home/Mobile?FinalSymbol=A%2FHRC%2F43%2F48&Language=E&DeviceType=Desktop.
CASES
Minister of Finance and Others v Van Heerden [2004] (6) SA 121 (CC)
Ex Parte: BOE Trust Ltd NO and Others 2013 3 SA 236 (SCA)
R v Big M Drug Mart Ltd (1985) 18 DLR (4th) 321; [1985] 1 SCR 295
Prince v President, Cape Law Society and others 2002 (2) SA 794 (CC)
Harksen v Lane NO and Others (CCT9/97) [1997] ZACC 12; 1997 (11) BCLR 1489; 1998 (1) SA 300 (7 October 1997)
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A Feminist Response to Address Discrimination in Inheritance in South Africa . (2022). African Journal of Gender and Religion, 28(1), 62-75. https://doi.org/10.36615/ajgr.v28i1.1579
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A Feminist Response to Address Discrimination in Inheritance in South Africa . (2022). African Journal of Gender and Religion, 28(1), 62-75. https://doi.org/10.36615/ajgr.v28i1.1579