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02998aam a2200325Ii 4500 001 B4B35B7AF11E11E79D0FC10F97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180104010254 008 170116t20172017enk b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1849291616 020 $a 9781849291613 035 $a (OCoLC)968627615 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BTCTA $d NLE $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCF $d MLL $d UCX $d GUL $d OCL $d SILO 043 $a fe----- 050 4 $a KQC145.W64 $b J83 2017 245 00 $a Judicial bench book on violence against women in Commonwealth East Africa. 264 1 $a London : $b Commonwealth Secretariat, $c [2017] 300 $a xii, 331 pages ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-331). 505 00 $t Sexual violence and abuse of authority/trust. $t The role of the judiciary in addressing VAW -- $t International law standards and state obligations -- $t Domestic/intimate partner violence -- $t Sexual and other forms of violence against children -- $t Sexual and other forms of violence against adult women -- $t Female genital mutilation -- $t Sexual harassment in the workplace -- $t Matrimonial property -- $t Divorce on account of violence -- $t Discrimination -- $t Discrimination at the workplace -- $t Sexual violence and abuse of authority/trust. 520 $a The judiciary plays a central role in enhancing and protecting women's rights, as well as the development and enforcement of formal legal responses to discriminatory and criminal activities, including violence against women (VAW). The Judicial Bench Book on Violence Against Women in Commonwealth East Africa situates VAW in four member countries, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. By placing VAW within the socio-cultural and legal context of the region, it is hoped that the bench book will enhance the ability of judicial officers to handle cases of VAW, both within a human rights as well as a gender perspective. It is a quick reference for judicial officers, in line with the foundations of the common law system -- stare decisis and judicial precedent. Through case law, the book discusses measures to address VAW and the role of the judiciary in ensuring that the state fulfills its obligations. It also includes examples of how a lack of appreciation of the lived realities of women victims of violence can lead to denial of justice. The critique of such cases will expose the injustice arising from failure to interpret the law through a gender lens, thereby offering important lessons to judicial officers--Page 4 of cover. 650 0 $a Women $x Violence against $z Africa, East. 650 0 $a Women $x Legal status, laws, etc. $z Africa, East. 650 7 $a Women $x Legal status, laws, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01176824 650 7 $a Women $x Violence against. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01427006 651 7 $a Africa, East. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01239511 710 2 $a Commonwealth Secretariat. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217030654.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B4B35B7AF11E11E79D0FC10F97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search