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In search of equality : women, law and society in Africa / edited by Stefanie Röhrs and Dee Smythe ; with Annie Hsieh and Monica de Souza.
- Title
- In search of equality : women, law and society in Africa / edited by Stefanie Röhrs and Dee Smythe ; with Annie Hsieh and Monica de Souza.
- Publication
- Cape Town, South Africa : UCT Press, 2014.
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- Description
- xx, 252 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- Over the Past Half Century several African countries have drawn up new constitutions, many of which have included a commitment to advancing women's equality, Decades later, has constitutional reform brought gender equality too women in Africa? And what does gender equality mean in the everyday lives of women on the continent? The contributors to this volume provide insights into women's rights in seven African countries-Côte d'Ivoire, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda. Each looks at the causes, context and consequences of the struggle to uphold women's rights. Their case studies illustrate property-grabbing in Malawi, women's citizenship in Nigeria, and the rise of hate crimes and sexual violence against block lesbians in South Africa, among other issues. This hook also draws attention to some of the overarching themes and recurring patterns across the continent, which include: the continued oppression of women through the law itself, the challenges of legal pluralism, the persistent problem of access to justice, the gap between legal protections on paper and implementation of these rights in practice, the limitations of strategic litigation and, the need for other forms of collective activism to advance women's rights. Policy-makers, legal professionals and NGOs involved in human rights, and academics and students in the fields of constitutional law, gender studies, African studies and sociology will find value in this ground-breaking volume. Book jacket.
- Alternative Title
- Women, law and society in Africa
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Challenges in litigation on gender issues in Namibia / Dianne Hubbard -- Constitutionalism and the law of inheritance : recent experiences from Uganda / Florence Akiiki Asiimwe -- Gender equality in customary marriages in South Africa / Mikateko Joyce Maluleke -- Enforcing women's rights in Malawi / Maureen Kondowe -- The justice system and women's rights in Côte-d'Ivoire / Marie Agathe Bahi -- Ending impunity for hate crimes against black lesbians : an opportunity to create feminist jurisprudence / Wendy Isaack -- Strategic litigation of women's constitutional rights in Rwanda's changing judicial landscape / Eugene Manzi -- Associational life and women's constitutional rights in Africa / Ada Okoye Ordor
- ISBN
- 9781919895888
- 1919895884
- 9781775821519 (web pdf) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- ^^2014419128
- OCLC
- 873720600
- SCSB-10633492
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library