Case Law Handbook on Violence Against Women and Girls in Commonwealth East Africa: Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda

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Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/65e89f5d-en

Synopsis

This case law handbook has been developed by judges in Commonwealth East Africa as a contribution to the development of the jurisprudence of equality. It supports propagation of the procedural recommendations and good practices set out in the Judicial Bench Book on Violence Against Women in Commonwealth East Africa, with a view to providing judicial officers and rule of law practitioners with a comprehensive and up-to-date resource on adjudicating matters fo VAWG in the East African jurisdictions. The handbook presents leading cases of relevance to these jurisdictions and is intended to add to local manuals, guidelines or handbooks that reflect local processes.

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Foreword

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9777ea08-en

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Acknowledgements

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Members of the Technical Working Group

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

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List of Cases

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/ad5ff31f-en

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Introduction

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/7c5cb442-en

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Defilement

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/550a1b95-en

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Rape

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/6aefc987-en

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Sexual Assault

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/2bb273de-en

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Physical Assault and Domestic Violence

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/1a783368-en

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Child Early and Forced Marriage

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/a7f40ce5-en

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Psychological Abuse

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/15415cd5-en

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Economic Abuse

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/c5e56fd9-en

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Female Genital Mutilation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/0d15db5c-en

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Other Gender-Based Violence

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/3aedd78c-en

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The Role of Appellate Courts

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/2b6354a4-en

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Annex 1: Statutory Laws and Cases

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/3c3e2e57-en

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4 September 2019

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