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FGM
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Religion Clause
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From SSRN:Zainab Ramahi, Veiled Muslim Women: Challenging Patriarchy in the Legal System, (Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice, Vol. 33, 2018). Sumit Sonkar, From Shah Bano to Shayara Bano:…
Bill Madden's Blog
High Court decisions pending: FGM prosecutions.
By Bill Madden
With thanks to Julie Brooke-Cowden for drawing attention to the appeals to the High Court in the matters of A2 v R; Magennis v R; Vaziri v R [2018] NSWCCA…
Religion Clause
House of Representatives Moves To Intervene To Defend Federal FGM Ban
As previously reported, last month the Department of Justice dropped its appeal of the court's decision in United States v. Nagarwala. In the case, a Michigan federal district court held…
Human Rights at Home Blog
The Administration Gives FGM a Pass
Six months ago, a federal judge sitting in Detroit struck down the federal statute making female genital mutilation a crime. According to the judge, the statute exceeded Congressional legislative authority. The…
Religion Clause
DOJ Drops Appeal In FGM Case; Proposes Amendments To Federal Statutory Ban
AP reports that the Department of Justice has dropped its appeal of the court's decision in United States v. Nagarwala. In the case, a Michigan federal district court held the federal…
Family Law Prof Blog
UK Member of Parliament Stops Proposed Female Genital Mutilation Law
By Family Law
From The Guardian:The Conservative MP Christopher Chope, who gained notoriety after he blocked a bill to make upskirting a criminal offence, has used the same parliamentary tactic to halt a planned law making it easier…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Judge rules that federal law banning female genital mutilation is unconstitutional
Road sign near Kapchorwa, Uganda, 2004Fear of female genital mutilation can serve as the basis of an asylum claim. Samantha Schmidt for the Washington Post reported that a federal judge…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
District Court Rules Federal Criminal Ban on Female Genital Mutilation Unconstitutional
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolJudge Bernard A. Friedman (E.D. Mich.) ruled that the federal criminal statute banning female genital mutilation exceeded Congress's authority and was therefore invalid. The…
Family Law Prof Blog
Outgoing Liberian President Signs Bill Abolishing Female Genital Mutilation
By Family Law
From Front Page Africa:The most talked about Domestic Violence Bill, which has suffered so many setbacks from the 52nd and 53rd Legislatures, was finally given an Executive Order late Friday evening (January 19) by…
International Law Prof Blog
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
"The Sustainable Development Goals contain a specific target calling for an end to FGM. When this practice is fully abandoned, positive effects will reverberate across societies as girls and women…