Table of Contents
Introduction...................................................................................................................... 5
Chapter I: Relevant International Human Rights Documents ................................... 9
1. World Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women .............................. 9
2. Resolution (1) of the Beijing World Conference on Women......................................... 11
3. Actions of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women .12
4. Universal Declaration of Human Rights..................................................................... 13
Chapter II: Functions and Objectives of Laws and Legislation................................ 15
1. The Concept of Law..................................................................................................... 15
2. The Functions of Law ................................................................................................. 17
3. Functions of Penal Codes ........................................................................................... 17
Chapter III: Patriarchal Society and Violence against Women .............................. 19
1. Palestinian Society and the Patriarchal System.......................................................... 20
2. Violence against Women in Patriarchal Societies ...................................................... 22
Chapter IV: Incest in Domestic Law ........................................................................... 25
1. The Concept of Incest under Various Laws.................................................................. 26
2. Component Elements of the Crime of Incest............................................................... 31
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