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Democratic families, democratic society

There is a new stress on democratic family relations as the foundation of a democratic society, with the legal philosophy of a new family law proposed as ‘democratic relations inside the family and the right of participation in decision­making for all individuals within it without discrimination as the foundation and safeguard of a democratic society’.

Here, members of the family are cast as citizens, while the family itself is projected as a microcosm of society. This philosophy is followed by three basic principles which also address both family and societal imperatives: (ι) equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex, race, disability, religion or position (echoing the Basic Law); (2) the rule of law, the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary; and (3) the full participation of husband and wife in family life.

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Source: Welchman Lynn. Women's Rights and Islamic Family Law: Perspectives on Reform. Zed Books,2004. — 328 p.. 2004
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