Women and Minority Rights Law in Africa

Name: Women and Minority Rights Law in Africa
Author: Michael Addaney

Reimagining Equality and Addressing Discrimination

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Paperback, 226 blz. | Engels

Eleven International Publishing | 1e druk, 2019

ISBN13: 9789462369467

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Hoofdrubriek : Juridisch

Juridisch : Staatsrecht

Jongbloed : Staatsrecht algemeen

Eleven International Publishing 1e druk, 2019 9789462369467

Onderdeel van serie Comparative African Legal Studies

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This book brings together contributions from emerging African and internationally recognized scholars in the field of international human rights law and policy in general and women and minority rights in particular. Its primary aim is to further the development of African scholarship and to reinforce the international discourse on women and minority rights in a time of rapid change.

The book analyses the various challenges that impede the promotion, protection and realization of the rights of women, girls and other minority groups in Africa. It calls for the building of strong institutions as well as the involvement of both state and non-state actors in advancing and safeguarding the rights of women and minority groups in Africa through legal reforms and robust institutional mechanisms for the enforcement of relevant laws and policies. The book is of great interest to scholars, practitioners, students, government officials and women and minority rights organizations in Africa and beyond.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9789462369467

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:paperback

Aantal pagina's:226

Uitgever:Eleven International Publishing

Druk:1

Verschijningsdatum:16-7-2019

Hoofdrubriek:Staatsrecht

ISSN:

Jongbloed:Staatsrecht algemeen

Serie:Comparative African Legal Studies

Inhoudsopgave

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