This Case Digest is a resource for legal practitioners looking to apply the Maputo Protocol in strategic litigation in national and regional courts, to enhance the promotion and protection of the rights of women and girls in Africa. It follows the first edition of Breathing Life into the Maputo Protocol, released in 2018 on the 15th anniversary of the Protocol.
What’s inside the publication?
- Analysis of 26 judgments and decisions from courts across Africa and regional human rights mechanisms that referred to or implemented the Maputo Protocol between 2019 and 2024 provides an authoritative reference point for supporting legal action in similar cases in the future.
- The digest covers 11 countries: The Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
- Some of the decisions highlight existing gaps in the interpretation and protection of women’s rights and provide the necessary evidence to support advocacy and other actions to address these gaps.
Who’s it for?
- Judicial and law enforcement officers
- Lawyers
- Law and policymakers
- Academics and researchers in law
- Civil society
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