The Tunisian Law on Violence against Women
- 14 June 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by OpenEdition in Cahiers d'études africaines
- Vol. LXI (242), 377-394
- https://doi.org/10.4000/etudesafricaines.34304
Abstract
In 2017, Tunisia issued the law on violence against women. Both Islamists and non-Islamists were in favor of the law, which was adopted with unanimity by the Tunisian Parliament. Such a development challenges the literature on regime change and women's rights, which warns for a rollback after regime change. This article examines the limits of the consensus on this new law and the arguments mobilized in the debates.Keywords
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