This book clarifies what should constitute human rights, and strategies for their realization in an African context.

Introduction - Abdullahi A. An-Na'im PART 1: THE CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION APPROACH: RATIONALE AND ORGANIZATION OF THIS BOOK 1. Cultural Transformation and Human Rights in African Societies - Abdullahi A. An-Na'im and Jeffrey Hammond 2. Human Rights and Cultural Branding: Who Speaks and How - Martin Chanock PART 2: RIGHTS AND CULTURE 3. The Banjul Charter: The Case for an African Cultural Fingerprint - Makau Mutua 4. Mediating Culture and Human Rights in Favour of Land Rights for Women in Africa: A Framework for Community-Legal Action - Florence Butegwa 5. Are Local Norms and Practices Fences or Pathways? The Example of Women's Property Rights - Celestine Nyamu-Musembi 6. Religious Revivalism, Human Rights Activism and the Struggle for Women's Rights in Nigeria - Hussaina J. Abdullah 7. Contradictory Perspectives on Rights and Justice in the Context of Land Tenure Reform in Tanzania - Issa Shivji 8. Effects of Land Tenure on Women's Access and Control of Land in Kenya - Akinyoi Nzioki