A Comparative Analysis of the Conflict Situation and Choice of Laws in the Nigerian Legal System and Other Legal Systems

A Legal Examination of the Role of Taxation in Revenue Generation and Economic Development in Nigeria   Abstract of A Legal Examination of the Role of Taxation in Revenue Generation and Economic Development in Nigeria The bulk majority of the tax evasion and tax avoidance is caused by inadequate machineries and lack of skilled personal…

Crime Reporting and Perceived Effects on Its Victims a Case Study of Ilorin Metropolis   Chapter One of Crime Reporting and Perceived Effects on Its Victims a Case Study of Ilorin Metropolis INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Crime is an everyday phenomenon found to have eaten deep into the heart of every society. It is…

An Appraisal Local Government and Health Care Delivery   Table of Content on An Appraisal Local Government and Health Care Delivery CHAPTER 1 General introduction Table of contents Table of cases Table of statutes Abstract Introduction Background to the study Aims and objectives of study The scope of the study Research methodology Literature review Conclusion…

Analysis of the Various Schools of Thought in Relation to the Meaning of Law   Abstract of Analysis of the Various Schools of Thought in Relation to the Meaning of Law Law can be defined as the body of rule designed or formulated to guide human actions or conducts which are enforced among the members…

Conflict Between Sharia Law and the Rule of Law on Rights of Women. An Appraisal   Chapter One of Conflict Between Sharia Law and the Rule of Law on Rights of Women. An Appraisal Background of the study The practice of Islamic law in Nigeria, by northern states, raises a number of constitutional questions and…

An Appraisal of the Impact of Gender Equality on Women’s Right to Work Outside Matrimonial Home in Islamic Law   Abstract of An Appraisal of the Impact of Gender Equality on Women’s Right to Work Outside Matrimonial Home in Islamic Law This study entitled: “An Appraisal of the Impact of Gender Equality on Women’s Rights to Work in Islamic Law” has examined the Islamic perspective on gender equality and it is argued that Islamic law has elevated women and gives them a very dignified position, and the western call of women’s liberation is actually a misrepresentation of the true nature of women, and in fact it is a disguised form of exploitation of the women’s body, deprivation of their virtuousness and deterioration of their origin. The research work is predicated upon the problems arising out of severe criticisms levelled against the Shariah that it negates gender equality, more so as women are not allowed every freelance to mingle with men and partake in all sorts of undertakings to earn a living. The main objective of this work therefore, is to provide an appraisal on the impact of gender equality on women’s right to work in Islamic law with a view to highlight the correlation between gender justice and applicable limitations to women’s right to work outside their matrimonial home under Islamic law. It is contended that the “permissibility” which is the legal position of the right to work shall not be allowed to overshadow the obligatory responsibility which is the primary duty of women, e.g., rearing children, tending the home, etc. It is therefore observed that there is abdication by women of their responsibilities to children by virtue of engaging in work outside their matrimonial homes. It is also observed that she loses her Feminity and Purdah orientation meant for the preservation of her physiology and morality. It is thereby recommended that in order to uphold the Islamic perspective of gender equality and bestow to women the permission to work, it is pertinent that employers of labour more particularly in places where Muslims are predominant, should endeavour to foster gender sensitive atmosphere in terms of providing gender segregated facilities like toilets, staff common rooms, female travelling buses, female nurses and doctors for women, etc. This would allow observance of the Islamic principles of purdah whereby seclusion and mingling of sexes are prohibited. Additionally, it is also recommended that a woman working outside home must respect her primary responsibility of rearing children and tending the home without having creating additional problem of requiring somebody to take care of them for her, because there is no more suitable person to discharge it than herself. Finally, it is suggested that Muslim women should desist from imitating the values and ideas propounded by western feminists to delude Islamic morality in the name of employment. This is because