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Legislating Gender and Sexuality in Africa: Human Rights, Society, and the State

Legislating Gender and Sexuality in Africa: Human Rights, Society, and the State

Boyd, Lydia

Hardcover

Series: Critical Human Rights, Book 1

African HistoryGeneral Gender StudiesSocial Movements

ISBN10: 029932740X
ISBN13: 9780299327408
Publisher: Univ Of Wisconsin Pr
Published: May 26 2020
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
In recent decades, a more formalized and forceful shift has emerged in the legislative realm when it comes to gender and sexual justice in Africa. This rigorous, timely volume brings together leading and rising scholars across disciplines to evaluate these ideological struggles and reconsider the modern history of human rights on the continent. Broad in geographic coverage and topical in scope, chapters investigate such subjects as marriage legislation in Mali, family violence experienced by West African refugees, sex education in Uganda, and statutes criminalizing homosexuality in Senegal. These case studies highlight the nuances and contradictions in the varied ways key actors make arguments for or against rights. They also explore how individual countries draft and implement laws that attempt to address the underlying problems.

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