Discrimination and Access to Justice in Africa: Language, Vulnerability and Social Inclusion in Southern and Eastern Africa [Hardcover]

Discrimination and access to Justice in Africa, by Wellman Kondowe & Paul Svongoro? ?THEME 1?CHILDREN IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM? ?Chapter 1: Child Witness Protection during Criminal Proceedings: The Law, Practice and Challenges in Zambia, by Kamo Msimuko Simfukwe? ?Chapter 2: Linguistic barriers to access to justice by child victims and witnesses of sexual assault in Malawis justice system, by Shyreen Odala Chirwa? ?Chapter 3: Silent victims of the law: Children and the legal system in post-colonial Zimbabwe, by Vincent Chenzi? ?Chapter 4: The application of language and procedural entitlements of children in detention in Malawi, by Dorothy nyaKaunda Kamanga? ?THEME 2?WITNESSES WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES? ?Chapter 5: Whose access to justice? Civil Procedure Rules and the Right of Access to Justice for Persons with Disability in the High Court of Malawi, by Thokozani Soko and Wellman Kondowe? ?Chapter 6: Intoxication, memory and credibility: Intoxicated witnesses and suspects as a vulnerable group in Zimbabwes justice system, by Paul Svongoro & Stanley Madonsela? ?Chapter 7: Vulnerability of girls with communication disorders in the Malawian criminal justice system, by Wellman Kondowe, Evans Lwara & Hajira Blamu Mitumba? ?Chapter 8: Communication barriers faced by deaf citizens when accessing police services in Zimbabwe, by Tawanda Matende, Patson Kufakunesu & Victor Mugari? ?THEME 3?LANGUAGE AS A BARRIER IN ACCESS TO JUSTICE? ?Chapter 9: Sign Language and the Law in Zambia: Promoting Equal Access to Justice for a Linguistic and Cultural Minority, by Gabriel Simungala &aml³s