The author explores how African nations have
responded to and implemented CEDAW
domestically. Many states have not ratified
CEDAW, strongly limiting its application.
This means that judges do not have to use it
as authority and its enforcement depends upon
individuals bringing these cases to the
courts. The author analyzes each article of
CEDAW and explores how they have or have not
been implemented domestically and the reasons
for this variance. While most African
Constitutions contain express non-
discrimination clauses on the basis of
gender, many domestic laws and prevailing