The Impact of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women in Select African States

Banda, Fareda

Abstract

While the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is seen to be an African success story, in order to obtain some sense of the impact of CEDAW in African legal systems, this article considers cases in which CEDAW provisions on the family have been invoked in those jurisdictions and provides a snapshot of key issues identified by the Committee in the case law, including changes in Constitutions. This is set in the context of the challenges of applying international standards to local contexts.

Citation

Banda, F. (2019). The Impact of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women in Select African States. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 33(2), 252-275. https://doi.org/10.1093/lawfam/ebz006

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 28, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jun 19, 2019
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Nov 7, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 7, 2019
• Journal: International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
• Print ISSN: 1360-9939
• Electronic ISSN: 1464-3707
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 33
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 252-275
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/lawfam/ebz006