In search of equality : women, law and society in Africa / edited by Stefanie Röhrs and Dee Smythe ; with Annie Hsieh and Monica de Souza.
2014
HQ1236.5.A35 I485 2014 (Map It)
Available at Cellar
Formats
| Format | |
|---|---|
| BibTeX | |
| MARCXML | |
| TextMARC | |
| MARC | |
| DublinCore | |
| EndNote | |
| NLM | |
| RefWorks | |
| RIS |
Items
Details
Title
In search of equality : women, law and society in Africa / edited by Stefanie Röhrs and Dee Smythe ; with Annie Hsieh and Monica de Souza.
Published
Cape Town, South Africa : UCT Press, 2014.
Call Number
HQ1236.5.A35 I485 2014
ISBN
9781919895888
1919895884
9781775821519 (web pdf)
1919895884
9781775821519 (web pdf)
Description
xx, 252 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)873720600
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in
Portion of Title
Women, law and society in Africa
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
v
Contributors
vii
Acronyms and abbreviations
xi
Table of cases
xiii
Table of legislation
xvii
Introduction In search of equality: Women, law and society in Africa / Stefanie Rohrs
1
ch. 1
Challenges in litigation on gender issues in Namibia / Dianne Hubbard
19
ch. 2
Constitutionalism and the law of inheritance: Recent experiences from Uganda / Florence Akiiki Asiimwe
64
ch. 3
Gender equality in customary marriages in South Africa / Mikateko Joyce Maluleke
90
ch. 4
Enforcing women's rights in Malawi / Maureen Kondowe
121
ch. 5
justice system and women's rights in Cote D'Ivoire / Marie Agathe Bahi
148
ch. 6
Ending impunity for hate crimes against black lesbians in South Africa / Wendy Isaack
171
ch. 7
Strategic litigation of women's constitutional rights in Rwanda / Eugene Manzi
191
ch. 8
Associational life and women's constitutional rights in Africa / Ada Okoye Ordor
208
Index
243