158
Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No
No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes No
No No Yes No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No
Grants right to challenge constitutionality of statutes only to executive branch
Recognizes equal rights to work, right to equal pay for work of equal value, or both
Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Grants individuals right to challenge constitutionality of statutes
Explicitly provides for gender equality in property ownership
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Recognizes customary law as prevailing in certain areas
Guarantees private property ownership
Civil Civil Common Civil Civil Civil Civil Civil Civil Civil Civil Civil Civil Civil Civil Civil Civil Common Common Civil
Includes specific provision for gender equality
Legal system
Income level (2011) Middle Income Low Income Middle Income Low Income Low Income Middle Income Middle Income Low Income Low Income Low Income Low Income Middle Income Middle Income Middle Income Low Income Low Income Middle Income Low Income Middle Income Low Income
Recognizes nondiscrimination based on gender as a guiding principle
Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo, Demo. Rep. Congo, Rep. Côte d’Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia, The Ghana Guinea
No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No No No
EMPOWERING WOMEN
Country
Table A.2 Scoresheet 2: Selected features of constitutions of African countries