Women, Law And Human Rights
Africaâ?”with its mix of statute, custom and religionâ?”is at the center of the debate about law and its impact on gender relations. This is because of the centrality of the gender question and its impact on the cultural relativism debate within human rights. It is therefore important to examine critically the role of law, broadly constructed, in African societies. Women, Law and Human Rightsâ?”the first wide ranging study of women's human rights in Africaâ?”focuses on women's experiences in...
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Africa, with its mix of statute, custom and religion is at the centre of the debate about law and its impact on gender relations. The book shows how law disenfranchises women and considers issues of violence, reproductive rights and female genital cutting.
1Introduction12Law in Africa133Human rights in Africa414Family law, gender equality and human rights855Violence against women and reproductive rights1596Female genital cutting, human rights and national legislation2077Culture, development and participation2478Conclusion297App. AProtocol to the African charter on human and peoples' rights on the rights of women in Africa311App. BConvention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women 1979325
