DAWN OF NEW ERA FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN AFRICA AS THE CONTINENTAL COURT DELIVERS A LANDMARK RULING
Introduction The recent decision by the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights in the case of The Association for the Advancement of Defence of Women better known by its French name as the Assoc'a Tion Poitr Le Progres Et La Defense Des Dro'tsDes Femmes Maltennes (APDF) & The Institute For Human Rights AndDevelopment In Africa (IHRDA) vs Republic Of Mali , handed down on the 18th of May 2018, is a welcome development on the African continent in so far as the rights of women and children are concerned. The judgement provides a solid judicial argument for the advancement of women and children's rights in African societies many of which are still deeply rooted in customs and traditions including religious practices that are inimical to the rights and interests of these two societal groups. This landmark ruling has, being the first by the continental Court to comprehensively deal with rights of women and children, underlined that States are under stringent obligati...