Gender, poverty and access to justice : policy implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa / edited by David Lawson, Adam Dubin and Lea Mwambene.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lawson, David, 1971- editor, author.

Dubin, Adam, editor, author.

Mwambene, Lea, editor, author.

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Series:

Routledge studies in development economics ; 154.

Routledge studies in development economics ; 154

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality before the law--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Equality before the law.

Due process of law--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Due process of law.

Justice, Administration of--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Justice, Administration of.

Poor--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Social conditions.

Poor.

Children--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Social conditions.

Children.

Women--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Social conditions.

Women.

Social conditions.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 204 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Foreword / Bineta Diop

Section I: Access to Justice in SSA

Justice Policies on Reaching the Most Vulnerable and Extreme Poor

Engendering Access to Justice for the Poorest and Most Vulnerable in Sub Saharan Africa / Adam Dubin, David Lawson and Lea Mwambene

Access to Justice for Children in Zimbabwe / Julia Sloth-Nielsen and Blessing Mushohwe

Children, Forced and Early Marriage: Preventing and Responding to Early Marriage in Uganda / Yousefnejad Shomali and David Lawson

A Child Belongs to (S)He Who Paid the Bride Price: Customary Law Adoption of Children in Limpopo, South Africa / Kagiso A. Maphalle

Section II: Women

Violence and Vulnerability

Integrating Gender and Access to Justice into Public Policy of the African Union / Dr. Paloma Duran

Access to Justice, Gender and Customary Marriage Laws in Malawi / Lea Mwambene and Robert Doya Nanima

Justice for Women in Traditional and Customary Courts in Sierra Leone: A Feminist Analysis / Aisha Fofana Ibrahim

Engendering Access to Justice in Nigeria: The Role of Public Interest Litigation / Basil Ugochukwa

Without Land, Without Justice: How Women's Lack of Land Rights Impedes Access to Justice / Aparna Polavarapu

Section III: Advocacy and Vulnerability for Sub-Saharan Africa's Poorest

Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and Access to Justice: The Case of Central African Republic / Isidore Collins Ngueuleu, Cristina Fernández-Durán

Domestic Violence against Rural Women in Nigeria: Effective Access to Justice / Dr. Ifeoma Enemo, University of Nigeria

Justice and Empowerment for Female Refugees in South Africa / Fatima Khan and Ncumisa Willie

Gendered Justice Policies on Reaching the Most Vulnerable and Extreme Poor in SSA / Adam Dubin, David Lawson and Lea Mwambene.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 11, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version: Gender, poverty and access to justice

ISBN:

9781315407104

1315407108

Publisher Number:

40030144085

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.