Reflections of my life journey, constitutional review in Botswana and African leadership challenges Pt 2
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 410 Views |
Sharing insights: Dingake PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Secondly, in many legal systems, Constitutions are superior to all other laws, making them critical tools for overturning discriminatory legislation.
For instance, in India, in 2017, the Supreme Court ruled that the traditional practice of “instant divorce” in Islamic marriages, which allowed men to legally divorce their wives by saying the Arabic word for divorce three times, violated the Constitution’s protection for gender equality.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...