Negotiating the power of NGOs : women's legal rights in South Africa / Reem Wael, HarassMap, Egypt, Africa.
2019
KTL522 .W34 2019 (Mapit)
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Title
Negotiating the power of NGOs : women's legal rights in South Africa / Reem Wael, HarassMap, Egypt, Africa.
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Imprint
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Copyright
©2019
Description
xx, 335 pages ; 24 cm.
Series
Cambridge studies in law and society.
Formatted Contents Note
South Africa : formal law and the constitution
Informal justice : a favourable alternative?
From politics to law-making : NGOs and the state in South Africa
The justice system : space for negotiating human rights
The art of litigation : tactics and impact
Access to justice and NGOs : awareness, guidance, and empowerment
Disabling factors for socio-legal development : insights from Egypt.
Informal justice : a favourable alternative?
From politics to law-making : NGOs and the state in South Africa
The justice system : space for negotiating human rights
The art of litigation : tactics and impact
Access to justice and NGOs : awareness, guidance, and empowerment
Disabling factors for socio-legal development : insights from Egypt.
Summary
This book focuses on the socio-political environment that allows for the impactful work of NGOs through their proximity to local communities. The book showcases how this space has helped South African women's rights NGOs to bring about crucial legal reforms, which are quite relevant to women's lived realities. Recognizing its limitations, the South African state encourages NGOs to work freely on the ground and with state institutions to ameliorate the conditions for women's rights. The outcome of this state-NGO dynamic can be seen in the numerous human rights gains achieved by NGOs in general, and by women's rights organizations specifically. In addition, vulnerable communities such as women living under customary law have a significantly better chance to access justice. The book then demonstrates the opposite scenario, using Egypt as a case study, where NGOs are viewed as a national threat, and consequently operate under restrictive rules.
Note
This book focuses on the socio-political environment that allows for the impactful work of NGOs through their proximity to local communities. The book showcases how this space has helped South African women's rights NGOs to bring about crucial legal reforms, which are quite relevant to women's lived realities. Recognizing its limitations, the South African state encourages NGOs to work freely on the ground and with state institutions to ameliorate the conditions for women's rights. The outcome of this state-NGO dynamic can be seen in the numerous human rights gains achieved by NGOs in general, and by women's rights organizations specifically. In addition, vulnerable communities such as women living under customary law have a significantly better chance to access justice. The book then demonstrates the opposite scenario, using Egypt as a case study, where NGOs are viewed as a national threat, and consequently operate under restrictive rules.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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KTL522 .W34 2019
Language
English
ISBN
9781108475136 hardcover
1108475132 hardcover
9781108464840 paperback
110846484X paperback
9781108639743 electronic book
1108475132 hardcover
9781108464840 paperback
110846484X paperback
9781108639743 electronic book
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