Published: 2006
Total Pages: 164
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This discussion paper is based on a comprehensive report on the Mozambican legal system entitled Mozambique: Justice Sector and the Rule of Law (the main report). The main report is the product of a year-long, questionnaire-based research project that solicited views and information from judicial and government officials, civil society actors, academics, politicians, ordinary citizens and donors. It is one of a series of reports on Mozambique to be produced by the Africa Governance, Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP), a project of the Open Society Foundation (OSF), and the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA). AfriMAP is also producing reports in South Africa, Malawi, Ghana and Senegal. The idea behind is to conduct audit of African governments' compliance with African and international standards on human rights and good governance, including the commitments made in national constitutions. The reports are intended to be a resource for practitioners and human rights activists in the countries concerned, and for those working in other African countries, to improve respect for human rights and democratic values on the continent.