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Women, Law And Human Rights » (New Edition)
Authors: Fareda Banda
ISBN-13: 9781841131283, ISBN-10: 1841131288
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Hart Publishing (UK)
Date Published: April 2005
Edition: New Edition
Author Biography: Fareda Banda
Book Synopsis
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.
Table of Contents
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| 2 | Law in Africa | 13 |
| 3 | Human rights in Africa | 41 |
| 4 | Family law, gender equality and human rights | 85 |
| 5 | Violence against women and reproductive rights | 159 |
| 6 | Female genital cutting, human rights and national legislation | 207 |
| 7 | Culture, development and participation | 247 |
| 8 | Conclusion | 297 |
| App. A | Protocol to the African charter on human and peoples' rights on the rights of women in Africa | 311 |
| App. B | Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women 1979 | 325 |
Subjects
Law
Civil Rights Law Gender & the Law
Law Foreign & International Law Africa - Law
Law General & Miscellaneous Law Human Rights
Law Legal Theory & Philosophy Gender & the Law
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