In Search of Justice: Women and the Administration of Justice in Malawi

This study represents the findings of a study on problems and contraints of accessing the justice delivery system as experienced by women in Malawi. The objectives were: to uncover and analyse the structures that women use in search of justice; to examine the physical and administrative accessibility of the structures; to examine the personnel working in such structures/agencies and their competence; to discharge their duties in terms of gender sensitve attitudes, academic and professional qualifications; to analyse the facilities available for giving legal aid and assistance and their effectiveness in bringing the law close to women; to analyse the quality of such legal services as are given or are available to women outside the legal aid.Women Law in Southern Africa Research Educational Trust Malawi Staff is the author of 'In Search of Justice: Women and the Administration of Justice in Malawi', published 2003 under ISBN 9789990817690 and ISBN 9990817693.