Access to Justice in Iran Women, Perceptions, and Reality [Paperback]

A critical and in-depth analysis of access to justice from international and Islamic perspectives, with a specific focus on access by women.This book offers a critical and in-depth analysis of access to justice from international and Islamic perspectives. It evaluates the historical development of the justice sector in Iran and discusses various issues, such as the legal empowerment of women, performance of the justice sector, judicial independence, efficiency and accessibility, and normative protection, together with an analysis of barriers.This book offers a critical and in-depth analysis of access to justice from international and Islamic perspectives. It evaluates the historical development of the justice sector in Iran and discusses various issues, such as the legal empowerment of women, performance of the justice sector, judicial independence, efficiency and accessibility, and normative protection, together with an analysis of barriers.This book offers a critical and in-depth analysis of access to justice from international and Islamic perspectives. Existing Western models have highlighted the mechanisms by which individuals can access justice; however, access to justice incorporates various conceptions of justice and of the users of justice. This book evaluates the historical development of the justice sector in Iran and discusses various issues, such as the performance of the justice sector, judicial independence, efficiency and accessibility, normative protection, together with an analysis of barriers. It explores the legal empowerment of users, with a specific focus on women, and presents the findings of a survey study on the perceptions of Iranian women. This study is designed to focus on women's basic legal knowledge, their familiarity with legal procedure, their perceptions of cultural barriers, the issues that influence their preference for mechanisms of formal or alternative dispute solutions, and their level of satisfaction with their chosen courses l#j