Browsing by Subject "Women's rights"
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The African Commission on Human and People's Rights and the woman question
(Springer, 2016)This paper proposes that in developing jurisprudence on women's rights, the African Commission will need to ask the woman question particularly the African woman question. The woman question requires a judicial or ... -
The approaches of the African Commission to the right to health under the African Charter
(Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, 2013)In 2012 the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights celebrated its 25 years of existence. The Commission was established pursuant to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, which came into force in 1986. ... -
The Communal Land Rights Act and women: Does the Act remedy or entrench discrimination and the distortion of the customary?
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2005)This paper discusses the likely impact of the Communal Land Rights Act (CLRA) of 2004 on the land rights of rural women. It asks whether the Act is likely to enhance or undermine tenure security, not only for women, but ... -
Form over function? the practical application of the recognition of Customary Marriages Act 1998 in South Africa
(Juta Law, 2013)The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 is a major legislative measure for the development of customary marriages in line with the constitutional principle of equality, specifically for women. The article ... -
Gender implications of decentralised land reform: The case of Zimbabwe
(PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2009-12)A bolder policy approach and more vigorous implementation are needed to support women’s empowerment, transfer of land rights to women, and to ensure their productive utilisation of land. The land reform programme focussed ... -
The rights and freedoms of Moroccan women: has the 2004 reforms benefited Moroccan women?
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)Morocco has maintained its identity and adherence to the Islamic faith since before colonialism and after. As a result of such identity the Moroccan monarchy over the years developed the Code of Personal Status (referred ... -
The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (SRRWA) 2007-2015
(Gender & Behaviour, 2018-06)The purpose of this article is to examine the progress recorded so far by this mechanism focusing on the period from 2007-2015. It focuses on the relevance and importance of the office of the SRRWA as a special mechanism ...