Between Modernism and Heritage

In this study we have chosen to look at the application of parallel legal systems in terms of dealing with violence against women in just a limited number of communities, within the massive Oromo…

Women’s Access to Regional Justice as a Fundamental Element of the Rule of …

As stipulated by the CEDAW Committee, the right of access to justice for women is a fundamental element of the rule of law, which is essential to the realisation of women’s human rights everywher…

The Kenyan Constitutional Reform Process: A Case Study on the work of FIDA Ke…

The case study is organized into chronologically-based categories of work based on the different phases of the reform process. It suggests that making the demand for women’s rights within high…

Archives and Collective Memories: Searching for African Women in the Pan-Afri…

In July 1985, Nairobi hosted a meeting of over 14,000 women at the United Nations’ Third World Conference on Women.2 Domestic and international women’s rights activists held a concurrent meet…

The Anti-Pornography and Anti-Homosexuality Acts are an Attack on the Rights …

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A Critique of the Judicial Attitude towards Matrimonial Property Rights under…

Thus far, recent judgments on women’s property rights delivered by the Nigerian Supreme Court have been perceived as a development of customary law. The article argues that these judgments mask…

Analysing the Monitoring Mechanisms of the African Women’s Protocol at the …

The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa was adopted under article 66 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights to supplement …

Socio-economic rights and women in South Africa: nothing but a handful of fea…

The Bill of Rights contained within South Africa’s Constitution features a number of ‘socioeconomic rights’. Although these rights are justiciable they are subject to various limitations. The…

Women Organising in Ghana: The Network for Women’s Rights (NETRIGHT) and NG…

Ghanaian women’s agitations for economic justice have been a marked feature of their activism since pre-independence nationalist struggles, including the trade blockades of 1917 and 1918. Marke…

Sexual Violence and the Limits of Laws’ Powers to Alter Behaviour: The Case…

Despite having one of the most inclusive and progressive constitutions in the world, South Africa (SA) has one of the highest rates of sexual offences globally. This article measures the extent of …