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Explores the role of NGOs as mediators in crucial litigation cases on women's rights in South Africa.
List of contents
1. Introduction; 2. South Africa: formal law and the constitution; 3. Informal justice: a favourable alternative?; 4. From politics to law-making: NGOs and the state in South Africa; 5. The justice system: space for negotiating human rights; 6. The art of litigation: tactics and impact; 7. Access to justice and NGOs: awareness, guidance and empowerment; 8. Disabling factors for socio-legal development: insights from Egypt; 9. Conclusion.
About the author
Reem Wael is a social science researcher with a geographic focus on the Middle East and Africa. She co-founded the first gender consulting firm in the Middle East to focus on research and policy, trainings and media; she worked on numerous research projects on gender cross-cutting with health, education, data and information, law, and violence. In her most recent fulltime position, Reem was the Executive Director of HarassMap, an NGO based in Egypt, using an online-offline integrated approach to end social acceptability of sexual harassment in Egypt. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of London, where she conducted socio-legal analysis on gender-based violence in South Africa.
Summary
The book mixes theoretical and practical perspectives, providing analysis for crucial impact litigation cases on women's rights, in addition to intricate insights from NGO staff members who have first-hand experience with both women, and state institutions. It further demonstrates the enabling factors that allow NGOs to do such impactful work.
