http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/32860 2026-04-27T12:28:17Z 2026-04-27T12:28:17Z Al-Ali, Maryam M http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33204 2026-04-26T10:08:38Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The legal protection of disabled women under Qatari law and international commitments Authors: Al-Ali, Maryam M Abstract: This thesis examines the legal protection of women with disabilities in Qatar through the interaction of domestic law, international human rights law, and Shari’ah law. While existing scholarship recognises the intersecting forms of discrimination faced by women with disabilities on the basis of gender and disability, this issue remains significantly under-researched within the Qatari legal context. The primary aim of the research is to critically analyse the legal protection of women with disabilities under three co-existing legal frameworks within Qatar, and to assess how their interaction collectively shapes the recognition, scope, and enforcement of disabled women’s rights. The study adopts a doctrinal legal methodology to examine domestic legislation, Islamic legal sources, and relevant international human rights instruments. The findings demonstrate that the challenges confronting women with disabilities in Qatar are systemic, multi-layered, and mutually reinforcing. These challenges arise from the interaction of selective compliance with international obligations, a welfare-oriented domestic legal approach, conservative religious interpretation, institutional fragility, and prevailing socio-cultural norms. This research makes an original contribution by identifying and addressing a significant gap in the literature on the legal protection of women with disabilities in Qatar, thereby advancing scholarly understanding in this area and contributing to broader debates across Arab countries with comparable cultural and legal frameworks. Description: This thesis was submitted for the award of Doctor of Philosophy and was awarded by Brunel University London

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Aladwani, Athari http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33012 2026-03-21T12:13:35Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: A comparative study of responses to corruption in the Gulf: National efforts of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and UAE Authors: Aladwani, Athari Abstract: Corruption proves to be a complex issue, as it negatively affects all branches of social and political life. Corruption practices compromise trust in the political system, as well as hindering economic development (including investment flows) and preventing the recognition and the enjoyment of civil and political rights.¹ [...] Description: This thesis was submitted for the award of Doctor of Philosophy and was awarded by Brunel University London

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