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Gender, poverty and access to justice : policy implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Title
Gender, poverty and access to justice : policy implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa / edited by David Lawson, Adam Dubin and Lea Mwambene.
ISBN
9781138222755
1138222755
9781315407104
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Copyright Notice Date
©2021.
Physical Description
xv, 204 pages ; 25 cm.
Summary
"Access to justice is a fundamental right guaranteed under a wide body of international, regional and domestic laws. In Africa, women make up much of Africa's poorest and most marginalized population, and as such are often prevented from enforcing rights or seeking other recourse. This book brings together contributors to explore and analyze the issue of gendered access to justice, poverty and disempowerment across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and provides policy discussions on the integration of gender in justice programming. Through individual country case studies, the book focuses on the challenges, obstacles and successes of developing and implementing gender focused access to justice policies and programming in the region. This multidisciplinary volume will be of interest to scholars and researchers across law, economics and global development, with a focus on poverty and gendered focuses policies in Sub-Saharan Africa"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Gender, poverty and access to justice New York : Routledge, 2020.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 11, 2020
Series
Routledge studies in development economics ; 154.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword / Bineta Diop
Section I: Access to Justice in SSA
Justice Policies on Reaching the Most Vulnerable and Extreme Poor
Engendering Access to Justice for the Poorest and Most Vulnerable in Sub Saharan Africa / Adam Dubin, David Lawson and Lea Mwambene
Access to Justice for Children in Zimbabwe / Julia Sloth-Nielsen and Blessing Mushohwe
Children, Forced and Early Marriage: Preventing and Responding to Early Marriage in Uganda / Yousefnejad Shomali and David Lawson
A Child Belongs to (S)He Who Paid the Bride Price: Customary Law Adoption of Children in Limpopo, South Africa / Kagiso A. Maphalle
Section II: Women
Violence and Vulnerability
Integrating Gender and Access to Justice into Public Policy of the African Union / Dr. Paloma Duran
Access to Justice, Gender and Customary Marriage Laws in Malawi / Lea Mwambene and Robert Doya Nanima
Justice for Women in Traditional and Customary Courts in Sierra Leone: A Feminist Analysis / Aisha Fofana Ibrahim
Engendering Access to Justice in Nigeria: The Role of Public Interest Litigation / Basil Ugochukwa
Without Land, Without Justice: How Women's Lack of Land Rights Impedes Access to Justice / Aparna Polavarapu
Section III: Advocacy and Vulnerability for Sub-Saharan Africa's Poorest
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and Access to Justice: The Case of Central African Republic / Isidore Collins Ngueuleu, Cristina Fernández-Durán
Domestic Violence against Rural Women in Nigeria: Effective Access to Justice / Dr. Ifeoma Enemo, University of Nigeria
Justice and Empowerment for Female Refugees in South Africa / Fatima Khan and Ncumisa Willie
Gendered Justice Policies on Reaching the Most Vulnerable and Extreme Poor in SSA / Adam Dubin, David Lawson and Lea Mwambene.
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