Constitutions, Customary and Religious Law, and Gender Equality

The participants of the third annual Women Constitution-Makers’ Dialogue explored comparative constitutional design approaches to legal pluralism and reconciling tensions between customary/religious systems and guarantees of gender equality and non-discrimination. In addition to technical issues, the discussion also addressed successes and challenges associated with implementation of constitutional guarantees of gender equality and explored innovative approaches to harmonization, transformation and empowerment.

Co-published with Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform and the Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law.