Law , Culture , Tradition and Children's Rights in Eastern and Southern Africa

Summary: This volume examines the application of
universal human rights norms on the
rights of children, presenting grounded
empirical studies revealing the
specific conceptual and practical
problems faced by States in this region
in their efforts to translate the
international law rights of children
into concrete reality"
Contents include
Prospects and challenges in Eastern and Southern Africa: the
interplay between domestic law tradition and culture - Welshman Ncube
Domestic application of international human rights norms.
Protecting the rights of the girl-child in Eastern and Southern
Africa - Bart Rwezaura
Reconstructing the image of the girl child - Janet Kabeberi Macharia
Consent and compensation the sexual abuse of girls in Zimbabwe Alice
Armstrong
Owner: Weshman Ncube (ed)

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