Adjudicating African women's rights : the jurisprudence of the ECOWAS Court / Maame Efua Addadzi-Koom

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Addadzi-Koom, Maame Efua, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic Community of West African States. Community Court of Justice.

Economic Community of West African States.

Women's rights--Africa, West.

Women's rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"The book provides valuable insights into the landscape of women’s rights in West Africa through the transformative decisions made by the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (ECOWAS Court). Originally established to foster socio-economic integration, the ECOWAS Court has evolved into Africa’s premier regional human rights court. With nearly 90 per cent of its decisions addressing human rights issues, the ECOWAS Court now surpasses the African Commission–the continent’s longest-standing human rights body– in the number of human rights cases it handles. It offers a compelling analysis of the ECOWAS Court’s women’s rights jurisprudence, an often-overlooked but essential aspect of the court’s human rights mandate. Grounded in the due diligence principle and the Maputo Protocol, the book sheds light on how adjudicating women’s rights cases promotes the global gender equality agenda and challenges state actions that undermine human rights"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction : Shaping African women’s rights in the ECOWAS Court

State responsibility for gender-based discrimination : A pioneering triumph for women’s rights in Africa

Delimiting state responsibility for gender-based violence

The rights of domestic violence victims in international law

Access to justice for rape victims

Protecting women’s rights in marriage and family life

Widows’ rights to housing, property, and dignity

Equal access to quality education for pregnant teen girls

The Maputo Protocol difference : A capsule review of post-Njemanze cases without Maputo Protocol

Conclusion : A legacy of trailblazing African women’s rights

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 21, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Addadzi-Koom, Maame Efua Adjudicating African women's rights

ISBN:

9781009758598

1009758594

OCLC:

1592919649

Publisher Number:

CIPO000385732

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license