Addressing female genital cutting/mutilation (FGC/M) in The Gambia

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dc.contributor.authorDurojaye, Ebenezer
dc.contributor.authorNabaneh, Satang
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-27T12:16:58Z
dc.date.available2021-09-27T12:16:58Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this chapter is to examine the viability of the use of criminal sanction to address FGC/M in general. It then examines the nexus between FCG/M and human rights and discusses the reasons often adduced to support use of criminal law to address FGC/M. Furthermore, it focuses on the amendment to the Women’s Act in The Gambia, which prohibits FGC/M. The paper evaluates the utility of the approach adopted by the Gambian government vis-a-vis its obligation under the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women (African Women’s Protocol). The paper concludes by noting that while the prohibition of FGC/M through sanction is important, such an approach will fail to achieve its desired aim of reducing the incidence of this practice unless other complementary measures are adopted by states.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDurojaye, E., & Nabaneh, S. (2021). Addressing female genital cutting/mutilation (FGC/M) in The Gambia: Beyond Criminalization. Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Africa: Constraints and Opportunities, 115–131. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003175049-8en_US
dc.identifier.isbn9781003175049
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781003175049-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6824
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.subjectFemale genitalen_US
dc.subjectGambiaen_US
dc.subjectHuman rightsen_US
dc.subjectCriminal lawen_US
dc.subjectWomen’s Acten_US
dc.titleAddressing female genital cutting/mutilation (FGC/M) in The Gambiaen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US

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