From paper to lived reality: gender-responsive constitutional implementation

5,513
This publication is only available in electronic format
Published: 
31 December 2016
Language: 
English
Pages: 
78
Author(s): 
Anna Dziedzic

A constitutional text that enshrines and protects gender equality and women’s rights is a significant achievement.

However, a new constitutional text marks only the beginning, and not the end, of the road to achieving substantive gender equality. The constitutional provisions and the principles on which they are based must be put into practice through the processes of constitutional implementation.

This practice-oriented Discussion Paper explores the dynamics and processes of constitutional implementation and the particular challenges of gender-responsive constitutional implementation. It draws on a workshop convened by International IDEA in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 26–28 February 2016.

Contents

Executive Summary

1. Introduction

2. Key concepts

3. Methodology and format

4. The legislature

5. The executive

6. The judiciary

7. Independent institutions

8. Civil society

9. Conclusion

References

Annex. Workshop agenda

About the author

More International IDEA Discussion Papers

Related Content

Mar
20
2023

Group picture for Raedat members and International IDEA after the conclusion of the workshop in Tunis, Tunisia. Photo: International IDEA 

Feature Story
Mar
10
2023

Artwork by Sudanese visual artist Rana Jubara.

Commentary
Mar
07
2023
A number of women in a workshop

Réseau des Femmes Parlementaires du Niger meeting with women's caucuses and parliamentary gender equality bodies from around the world

News Article