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from ethiopia

My name is Abeer Al-Tamimi,I was a
student at the University of Jordan, I have obtained a doctorate in Islamic Judicial Legislation with a very good grade,
The subject of my message - the rights of the elderly in Islamic law and international Treatries - one of the important issues that have not convergence proper attention at the international level only recently as a result of the increasing phenomenon of aging steadily
I am seeking for post doc scholarship
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By Walid M. Sadi

A courageous woman lawyer by the name of Abeer Tamimi is putting to test Paragraph 1 of Article 6 of the Constitution, which stipulates that Jordanians are equal before the law without any distinction between them on the basis of race, language or religion; she wants to determine, once and for all, whether the prohibition against gender discrimination comes within the purview of that provision.

Tamimi applied to be a Sharia judge and wanted to participate in the competition for that post that has, till now, been limited to male jurists. Her application was rejected by the concerned authority on the grounds that only men are qualified under the law to be Sharia judges.

The committee that selects Sharia judges claimed that this is an exclusively male domain, based on the theory that the legislation governing Sharia court system speaks only of men as qualified to serve in that judicial function.

Tamimi decided, therefore, to go to all the way to the High Court of Justice to challenge the Sharia court’s position that women are ineligible to serve as judges.

The claimant maintains in her suit that the Constitution stipulates in specific terms that Jordanians are equal before the law and for that reason alone she should not be discriminated against on gender basis and be barred from taking part in the competition.

The court in question rejected her petition on procedural grounds, stating that the decision she complains about is neither final nor of administrative nature to warrant its adjudication. It has thus left the door wide open for pursuing this litigation once the decision rejecting Tamimi’s application to sit in for the exam for applicants to the Sharia court becomes final.

One can only salute Tamimi for going straight to the High Court of Justice to challenge gender discrimination. True, the Constitution talks about the prohibition of discrimination between Jordanians in the context of race, language or religion, but this listing of reasons for discrimination cannot be viewed as exclusive, but rather as examples, especially against the backdrop of the equal treatment of Jordanians clause in the Constitution.

Admittedly, it would have been much better and clearer for all concerned if the organic law of the country made specific reference to non-discrimination on the basis of gender. This omission, therefore, has got to be rectified.

The fact that Jordan has been telling all international human rights bodies, including the one on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and the human rights body on civil and political rights, that the equality clause in the Constitution must be interpreted as including gender is added evidence that Jordan’s perspective on gender discrimination tallies with international norms even though the constitution per se is silent on the issue.

This official perspective should silence all claimants from within the country or outside that gender discrimination in Jordan is still legal for whatever reason. That’s why pressing this issue juridically by Tamimi is so important.

Come to think of it, practically all human rights fora have repeatedly called on Jordan to amend the Constitution so that gender discrimination be specifically outlawed.

International human rights bodies have not been satisfied with the official line that since the Constitution of the land treats all Jordanians equally, it goes without saying that gender discrimination is implicitly forbidden as well. This line of reasoning has not satisfied critics, especially human rights experts serving on various international human rights bodies.

The concern that is often expressed is over the fact that the equal treatment of Jordanians and the non-discrimination clauses appear to exclude gender discrimination by virtue of the fact that Article 6 of the Constitution mentions non-discrimination on the basis of race, language and religion, without mentioning gender. And since Jordanian delegations to international human rights fora insist that non-discrimination in the Constitution must be read as including gender, why not, they ask, simply amend the Constitution so that gender discrimination is outlawed specifically, rather than by implication?

The critics are obviously correct. We need to amend the Constitution as soon as possible so that gender discrimination is specifically outlawed. Otherwise, this issue will continue to haunt us.

1 March 2009

I was a
student at the University of Jordan, I have obtained a doctorate in Islamic Judicial Legislation with a very good grade,
The subject of my message - the rights of the elderly in Islamic law and international Treatries - one of the important issues that have not convergence proper attention at the international level only recently as a result of the increasing phenomenon of aging steadily
I am seeking for post doc scholarship