In search of justice : women and the administration of justice in Malawi / Women and Law in Southern Africa Research and Educational Trust (WLSA) Malawi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Women and Law in Southern Africa Research and Educational Trust Malawi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Legal status, laws, etc--Malawi.

Women.

Justice, Administration of--Malawi.

Justice, Administration of.

Women--Legal status, laws, etc.

Malawi.

Physical Description:

x, 124 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Blantyre [Malawi] : Dzuka Pub. Co., [2000]

Summary:

This study represents the findings of a study on problems and contraints of accessing the justice delivery system as experienced by women in Malawi. The objectives were: to uncover and analyse the structures that women use in search of justice; to examine the physical and administrative accessibility of the structures; to examine the personnel working in such structures/agencies and their competence; to discharge their duties in terms of gender sensitve attitudes, academic and professional qualifications; to analyse the facilities available for giving legal aid and assistance and their effectiveness in bringing the law close to women; to analyse the quality of such legal services as are given or are available to women outside the legal aid.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-123).

ISBN:

9990817693

OCLC:

44627111