Forced Marriage, Slavery, and Plural Legal Systems: An African Example
(2016)
Journal Article
Sarich, J., Olivier, M., & Bales, K. (2016). Forced Marriage, Slavery, and Plural Legal Systems: An African Example. Human Rights Quarterly, 38(2), 450-476. https://doi.org/10.1353/hrq.2016.0030
Slavery, long abolished under international law, left a devastating imprint on Africa. However, enslavement of women through forced marriages remains a common phenomenon in many African states. These African states share the common feature of legal p... Read More about Forced Marriage, Slavery, and Plural Legal Systems: An African Example.