Litigating the Maputo Protocol: A Compendium of Strategies and Approaches for Defending the Rights of Women and Girls in Africa exemplifies the effectiveness of litigation in national, regional, and continental courts as a strategy to ensure that the rights enshrined in the Maputo Protocol translate to actual benefit for women and girls in Africa.
The topics and themes covered in this publication lay bare the disparities in approaches and standpoints taken by governments when it comes to implementing the Maputo Protocol, as well as the ingenuity and innovation of civil society and legal actors keen to ensure that the Maputo Protocol is adhered to by states who ratify it.
Breathing Life into the Maputo Protocol: Jurisprudence on the Rights of Women and Girls in Africa – 2nd Edition
25 November 2024
This Case Digest is a resource for legal practitioners looking to apply the Maputo Protocol in strategic litigation in nation…
Celebrating 20 Years of the Maputo Protocol – A Memoir
28 November 2023
In commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights …
Twenty Years of the Maputo Protocol: Where Are We Now?
04 July 2023
On July 11 2003, African heads of state and government representatives gathered in Maputo, Mozambique, to adopt one of the mo…