Judicial Bench Book on Violence Against Women in Commonwealth East Africa

by Commonwealth Secretariat

The judiciary plays a central role in enhancing and protecting women's rights, as well as the development and enforcement of formal legal responses to discriminatory and criminal activities, including violence against women (VAW). The Judicial Bench Book on Violence Against Women in Commonwealth East Africa situates VAW in four member countries, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. By placing VAW within the socio-cultural and legal context of the region,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849291616
• ISBN13: 9781849291613
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
• Length: 350 Pages