Constitutions, customary and religious law, and gender equality

Reconciling rights in constitutional design negotiations.

Abstract

The participants of the third annual Women Constitution-Makers’ Dialogue explored comparative constitutional design approaches to legal pluralism and reconciling tensions between customary/religious systems and guarantees of gender equality and non-discrimination. In addition to technical issues, the discussion also addressed successes and challenges associated with implementation of constitutional guarantees of gender equality and explored innovative approaches to harmonization, transformation and empowerment.

This report is an output of the Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform (PEACEREP) programme.

Citation

Ainsworth, R., and Hickey, S. P. Constitutions, Customary and Religious Law, and Gender Equality: Reconciling Rights in Constitutional Design Negotiations. PeaceRep, Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law, International IDEA 2022

Constitutions, customary and religious law, and gender equality

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Published 15 September 2022