Gender and the judiciary in Africa : from obscurity to parity? / edited by Gretchen Bauer and Josephine Dawuni.
2016
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Title
Gender and the judiciary in Africa : from obscurity to parity? / edited by Gretchen Bauer and Josephine Dawuni.
Published
New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
Call Number
KQC51 .G46 2016
ISBN
9781138856493 (hbk)
1138856495 (hbk)
9781315719603 (ebk)
1138856495 (hbk)
9781315719603 (ebk)
Description
xv, 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)910664532
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
List of Figures
xi
List of Tables
xii
Foreword / Judge Mabel Agyemang
xiii
1.
Gender and the Judiciary in Africa: An Introduction / Josephine Dawuni
1
2.
Egypt: The Lingering Battle for Female Judgeship / Mahmoud Hamad
16
3.
Botswana: Delayed Indigenization and Feminization of the Judiciary / Rachel Ellett
33
4.
South Africa: A Transformative Constitution and a Representative Judiciary / Elsje Bonthuys
49
5.
Nigeria: Women Judges Enhancing the Judiciary / Hauwa Ibrahim
67
6.
Tunisia: A New Constitution and More Women Judges / Salsabil Klibi
80
7.
Tanzania: Women Judges as Agents of Judicial Education / Mi Yung Yoon
93
8.
Benin: Women Judges Promoting Women's Rights / Alice Kang
108
9.
Ghana: The Paradox of Judicial Stagnation / Josephine Dawuni
120
10.
Rwanda: Balancing Gender Quotas and an Independent Judiciary / Jean-Marie Kamatali
137
11.
Gender and the Judiciary in Africa: Conclusion / Gretchen Bauer
154
List of contributors
171
Bibliography
175
Index
193