Women and Minority Rights Law in Africa

Foreword vii
About the Book ix
Acknowledgement xi
About the Editor xiii
About the Contributors xv
Abbreviations xix

1 Safeguarding Women and Minority Rights in Africa: Conceptual Foundations 1
Michael Addaney, Kennedy Kariseb and Azubike C. Onuora-Oguno

Part I Women’s Rights and the Law: Remaking Equality and Combating Discrimination in Africa

2 Protecting and Promoting Women’s Rights in Nigeria: Constraints and Prospects 17
Eghosa Osa Ekhator
3 Realising Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Tanzania 37
Stahmili Gama
4 Balancing Women’s Rights with Societal Norms: The Case against Domestic Violence, Social Menace and Legal Prospects for Effective Enforcements in Nigeria 55
Ngozi Chuma Umeh and Chimere Obodo
5 Justice for Rape Victims in Uganda: Definitional Crises and Errors of Justice in Prosecuting Rape Cases 69
Charlotte Kabaseke
6 Towards Ending Child Marriage in Africa: The Role of African Union Law and Institutions 87
Romola Adeola
7 Addressing Sexual Violence againstWomenand Girls with Albinism in Tanzania: Legal Gaps and Social Challenges 101
Ines Kajiru

Part II Safeguarding the Human Rights of Vulnerable Groups in 21st Century Africa

8 Advancing of LGBTI Rights through Corporate Social Responsibility in Uganda 125
Emma Charlene Lubaale
9 Constitutional Boundaries to Human Rights in Ghana: Measuring the Scope of Private and Public Interests in the ‘Right’ to Sexual Orientation 145
Richard Obeng Mensah
10 The Boko Haram Insurgency and the Right to Education of Displaced Children in Nigeria 165
Mariam A. Abdulraheem-Mustapha and Usang Maria Assim
11 Climate-Induced Displacement and Protecting the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Peoples in Africa 189
Michael Addaney
12 Statelessness and the Protection of the Rights of Children in Africa 205
Adiam Zemenfes Tsighe
13 Hungry to Learn: Revisiting Chronic Hunger and Student Protest in South Africa 225
Bright Nkrumah

Select Bibliography 249