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Acting jointly on behalf of women? The cross-party women’s caucus in Malawi
CMI Brief | May 2016
Despite an increase in the number of countries that have adopted women’s caucuses in sub-Saharan Africa, there is still little empirical ...
women, caucus, legislation, Malawi
Petro-Governance in Tanzania: Opportunities and Challenges
CMI Brief | Oct 2016
Recent significant natural gas discoveries have pushed Tanzania into the international spotlight as a new petroleum producer. How can the country ...
oil, petroleum, gas, economy, Tanzania
Ending child marriages – new laws bring progress but hurdles remain
CMI Insight | May 2016
Reform of family law is considered among the most difficult to achieve since it contests ‘the notion of women and children as property’. ...
child marriage, marriage, family law, Malawi, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia
Counter-mobilization against child marriage reform in Africa
CMI Brief | Nov 2017
Legislating a minimum age of marriage at 18 has stirred counter-mobilization in some, but not all, countries where religious or traditional ...
child marriage, counter-mobilization, Sudan, Zambia
Women changing policy outcomes: Learning from pro-women legislation in the Ugandan Parliament
Journal Article | Nov 2013
Since the 1990s there has been an unprecedented rise in the number of women in parliaments in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the literature finds ...
Organizing their way to gender equality
News | 25 Oct 2013
Ugandan women have organized themselves to the core of national politics. What lessons are there to learn from the Ugandan experience?
Reality defeats good intentions: The power of religious leaders in Touba
News | 27 Nov 2015
Legislation is a widely used tool for increasing the number of women in politics. But laws seeking to promote gender parity come short in facing the ‘sociological realities’ in Senegal, as the case of the holy city of Touba shows.
The Women's Quota in Conflict Ridden Sudan: Ideological Battles for and against Gender Equality
Journal Article | Jan 2013
This article explores women's substantive representation in Sudan's National Assembly. It examines the extent to which female legislators in ...
Sudan
The Women's Quota in Conflict Ridden Sudan (in Arabic)
Sudan Working Paper | Sep 2015
This article explores women's substantive representation in Sudan's National Assembly. It examines the extent to which female legislators in ...
Sudan
Stopping illegal trafficking of endangered species requires combatting corruption
News | 3 Sep 2015
Corruption and illegal trafficking endanger the world’s biodiversity
Women, Power & Peacemaking in Africa
Event | 7 Oct 2013
Post-conflict countries in Africa have doubled the rates of female legislative representation compared with countries that have not undergone conflict. Professor Aili Mari Tripp compares changes in women's rights in Uganda, Liberia, Congo and Angola.
Legislating the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Act: The Advocacy Role of Civil Society
CMI Report | Apr 2015
This report forms part of a larger study titled Advancing the Rights of Children: Assessing the Effectiveness of Transnational Advocacy ...
Kenya
Impact of foreign bribery legislation on developing countries and the role of donor agencies
U4 Issue | Sep 2014
Legislation prohibiting foreign bribery has been enacted and enforced by several countries, notably the United States and the United Kingdom, ...
international drivers of corruption
Enforcement of water rights
CMI Brief | May 2016
In 2010, a UN Resolution explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation (HRtWS). But has this international recognition improved ...
natural resources, water, human rights, Costa Rica, South Africa, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Peru, Zambia
Engineering gender equality: The effects of aid to women's political representation
Project | Jan 2014 - Dec 2017
While the number of women holding parliamentary seats is slowly growing globally from 10% in 1995 to 17% in 2009, Africa is on the ‘fast ...
Malawi, Zambia, Uganda, Sudan
The Parliament of Bangladesh: Representation and Accountability
Project | Sep 2010 - Dec 2012
The Bangladesh Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) was established in 1972 following the separation of Bangladesh from Pakistan. Presidentialism and ...
Parliament, legislature, politics, good governance, Bangladesh
Legal Cultures in Transition - The Impact of EU Integration'
Project | Jun 2007 - Dec 2011
As noted by British MEP Glyn Ford, 'genuine partnership in Europe can only develop on the basis of shared common values - in particular, ...
European integration, legal culture, religion, "war on terror", convergence, Norway, UK, Poland, Bulgaria and Ukraine
Africa needs international tax regulations
News | 17 Sep 2012
Developing countries could raise substantial domestic revenues by strengthening tax legislation and administration, but a lack of global regulations to address cross-border tax evasion is slowing down the process.
Communal Land Rights and Peace-Building in North Kordofan: Policy and Legislative Challenges
Sudan Working Paper | Mar 2008
Land policies are of fundamental importance to the wellbeing of and the economic opportunities open to rural people, good governance, and peaceful ...
Sudan
Supporting child rights. Synthesis of lessons learned in four countries
Report in External Series | May 2011
This evaluation was commissioned jointly by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and the Swedish International Development ...
Child rights, Guatemala, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan