Women, Transitional Justice and Indigenous Conflict: The Role of Women in Addressing New Zealand’s Colonial Past

This article examines the transformation of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and discusses the implications of such transformation on the promotion and protection of human rights in Kenya. The article is an exposition of the powers of the Commission and their importance to the realisation of the Bill of Rights under the 2010 Kenyan Constitution. This is done from a normative and institutional perspective with particular emphasis on the extent to which the UN Principles Relating to the Status of National Institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles, 1993) have been complied with. The article highlights the role of national human rights commissions in transformative and/or transitional justice in post-conflict Kenya. It also explores the possible complementary relationship(s) between the KNCHR and other Article 59 Commissions for the better enforcement of the bill of rights.

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The Role of Women in Pursuing Scottish Criminal Actions, 1580–1650

Edinburgh Law Review ◽

10.3366/elr.2020.0628 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 232-250

Author(s):

Stephanie Dropuljic

Keyword(s):

Early Modern ◽

Legal History ◽

Criminal Court ◽

Current Understanding ◽

The Law ◽

Role Of Women

This article examines the role of women in raising criminal actions of homicide before the central criminal court, in early modern Scotland. In doing so, it highlights the two main forms of standing women held; pursing an action for homicide alone and as part of a wider group of kin and family. The evidence presented therein challenges our current understanding of the role of women in the pursuit of crime and contributes to an under-researched area of Scots criminal legal history, gender and the law.

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The role of Constitutional Courts in Transitional Justice: Colombia and South Africa

Criterio Jurídico Garantista ◽

10.26564/21453381.652 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (15) ◽

Author(s):

Nadiehezka Paola Palencia Tejedor

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Structural Analysis ◽

Transitional Justice ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Historical Context ◽

Constitutional Courts ◽

Political Background ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

Peace And Reconciliation

This work focuses on a compared analysis of the South Afri- can decision related to the “peace and reconciliation act” of this country’s Parliament, and the Colombian decision regarding the amendment of the constitution called “The juridical framework for the peace.” Turning to the structure, it is developed in three major topics: 1. It provides a brief of the historical context, political background and an overview of the two decisions.2. It gives a structural analysis of the powers that each Court has and the nature of the constitutional mechanism through which both Courts decided the constitutionality of the said norms 3. It presents a critical analysis on the similarities and differences between the two systems and judgments. It presents some con- clusions.

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REGULATION OF MARRIAGE RELATIONS IN THE TURKESTAN REGION

Journal of look to the past ◽

10.26739/2181-9599-2019-22-04 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 27-32

Author(s):

Khurshida Tillahodjaeva ◽

Keyword(s):

The Family ◽

Role Of Women ◽

Family And Marriage ◽

Material Conditions ◽

Definition Of

In this article we will talk about the scale of family and marriage relations in the early XX century in the Turkestan region, their regulation, legislation. Clearly reveals the role of women and men in the family, the definition of which is based on the material conditions of society, equality of rights and freedoms and its features.

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