Women at the bench: Does it make a difference? :  Assessing the impact of women judges in addressing gender-based issues in Ghana

Maame Efua Addadzi-Koom; Lydia A. Nkansah

doi:10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1175

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Maame Efua Addadzi-Koom Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Lydia A. Nkansah Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1175

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género, Ghana, enjuiciamiento, propiedad conyugal, juezas

Resumen

Se ha investigado demasiado poco, tanto a nivel regional como nacional, sobre el efecto de que haya juezas que se ocupen de temas de género, sobre todo en África. Este artículo investiga el impacto de juezas en casos seleccionados, basados en género, de Ghana –es decir, casos de derecho de propiedad conyugal. El artículo busca responder a esta pregunta: ¿han marcado la diferencia las mujeres de la judicatura en cuanto a derechos de propiedad conyugal en Ghana? Se realizó un análisis doctrinal de casos seleccionados intencionalmente, y ello llevó a descubrir que no hubo tal diferencia. Esperamos que los hallazgos y recomendaciones recogidos en este artículo ayuden a comprender mejor cómo la participación de las mujeres en el enjuiciamiento de casos basados en género ha podido influir y puede influir potencialmente en los intereses y derechos de las mujeres; y, por otro lado, a informar la elección de políticas de las juezas.

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Biografía del autor/a

Maame Efua Addadzi-Koom, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Maame Efua Addadzi-Koom is a lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Ghana. She is currently a PhD Candidate in Law at University of Cape Town, South Africa. Faculty of Law, KNUST, Private Mail Bag, Kumasi Ghana, West Africa. Email address: maameeakoom@gmail.com

Lydia A. Nkansah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Lydia A. Nkansah is Associate Professor of Law and Dean, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa. Faculty of Law, KNUST, Private Mail Bag, Kumasi Ghana. Email address: ntowahaponk@yahoo.com

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