TY - BOOK AU - Banda,Fareda TI - Women, law and human rights: an African perspective SN - 1847311830 AV - KQC145.W64 B36 2005eb U1 - 346.601/34 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Oxford, Portland, Or. PB - Hart Pub. KW - Human Rights Africa (Organization) KW - fast KW - Women KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - Africa KW - Human rights KW - Femmes KW - Droit KW - Afrique KW - Droits de l'homme (Droit international) KW - LAW KW - Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice KW - bisacsh KW - Vrouwen KW - gtt KW - Mensenrechten KW - Recht KW - Afrika KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-391) and index; Half Title Page; Half Title verso; Title Page; Title verso; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Table of Cases; Statutes and Legal Materials; 1. Introduction; 2. Law in Africa; 3. Human Rights in Africa; 4. Family Law, Gender Equality and Human Rights; 5. Violence against Women and Reproductive Rights; 6. Female Genital Cutting, Human Rights and National Legislation; 7. Culture, Development and Participation; 8. Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index N2 - Africa, with its mix of statute, custom and religion is at the centre of the debate about law and its impact on gender relations. This is because of the centrality of the gender question and its impact on the cultural relativism debate within human rights. It is therefore important to examine critically the role of law, broadly constructed, in African societies. The book focuses on women's experiences in the family. This is because the lives of women continue to be lived out largely in the private domain, where the right to privacy is used to conceal unequal treatment of women which is justifi UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=216333 ER -