Rights talk and rights practice: challenges for southern Africa
This report draws on research in conducted in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe between 2000 and 2003 as part of the Sustainable Livelihoods in Southern Africa (SLSA) programme. It looks at the practice of rights claiming on the ground, in the context of 'legal pluralism' and complex, politicised institutional settings. Across the three countries a variety of rights provisions are provided legally and constitutionally. The report provides brief outlines of recent rights debates in the case study countries, highlighting similarities and differences.