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The study aims to assess the implementation and effectiveness of legal reforms for domestic violence cases in Zimbabwe.

March 13, 2026Open Access

Access to Justice in Zimbabwean Domestic Violence Cases: An Ethnographic Assessment of Legal Reforms Implementations from 2012 to 2012

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LBLydia Bell-MooreGreat Zimbabwe University MMMudavanhu MwebemboGreat Zimbabwe University MNMarilyn NichollsGreat Zimbabwe University

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Ethnographic assessment reveals mixed effectiveness of legal reforms for enhancing access to justice in Zimbabwean domestic violence cases, highlighting implementation challenges.

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The study aims to assess the implementation and effectiveness of legal reforms for domestic violence cases in Zimbabwe.
Conducted participant observation and semi-structured interviews
Analyzed documents from local women's rights organizations and judicial officials
Performed fieldwork in urban and rural Zimbabwe
Legal reforms have been introduced but implementation varies across regions
Some critical procedures of new laws are not fully applied
Implementation challenges hinder consistent access to justice for women victims

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Bell-Moore et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3ad1302a1e69014ccf5a9 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18968179

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Ethnographic assessment reveals mixed effectiveness of legal reforms for enhancing access to justice in Zimbabwean domestic violence cases, highlighting implementation challenges.

Access to Justice in Zimbabwean Domestic Violence Cases: An Ethnographic Assessment of Legal Reforms Implementations from 2012 to 2012

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Access to Justice in Zimbabwean Domestic Violence Cases: An Ethnographic Assessment of Legal Reforms Implementations from 2012 to 2012

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