Constitutional rights of women in Ghana : an expansion of the legal framework

dc.contributor.authorFiattor, Ethel
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-26T09:48:30Z
dc.date.available2025-08-26T09:48:30Z
dc.date.issued2024-10
dc.description.abstractThe research paper elucidates the expansion of the legal framework of women’s rights in Ghana to address all forms of discrimination against them. The article considers a three-fold reform process, including a constitutional reform to influence the enactment of an extensive parliamentary Act either domesticating the Maputo Protocol or incorporating its principles. The article acknowledges the existence of some legislation on specific forms of discrimination against women and advocates that these may support the proposed comprehensive Parliamentary Act. The third reform process considers strategic litigation as a means of implementation and compliance.
dc.description.departmentPrivate Law
dc.description.librarianam2025
dc.description.sdgSDG-16: Peace,justice and strong institutions
dc.description.sdgSDG-05: Gender equality
dc.description.urihttps://journals.co.za/journal/sapr
dc.identifier.citationFiattor, E. 2024, 'Constitutional rights of women in Ghana : an expansion of the legal framework', Southern African Public Law, Vol. 39, nos. 1-2, pp. 1-28. https://doi.org/10.25159/2522-6800/16136.
dc.identifier.issn2219-6412 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2522-6800 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.25159/2522-6800/16136
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/103993
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUnisa Press
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2024. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License
dc.subjectDiscrimination
dc.subjectStrategic litigation
dc.subjectLegal framework
dc.subjectWomen’s rights
dc.subjectPolitics and governance
dc.subjectParliamentary Act
dc.subjectConstitutional reform
dc.subjectAffirmative action
dc.subjectGhana
dc.titleConstitutional rights of women in Ghana : an expansion of the legal framework
dc.typeArticle

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