| Description |
1 online resource (308 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Contents |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Dedication; FIrst Edition Publisher's Note; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; List of Tables; Terms; CHAPTER ONE -- WOMEN, LAW AND THE TEDIOUS SEARCH FOR JUSTICE IN UGANDA -- AN INTRODUCTION; INTRODUCTION; WOMEN'S LAW: A METHODOLOGICAL TOOL; CUSTOMARY LAW; WOMEN AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER TWO -- IMPLEMENTING THE CONVENTION ON ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW) IN UGANDA; INTRODUCTION; REPORTING AND IMPLEMENTATION; CAN NGOS REPORT?; UGANDA EXPERIENCE: MORE WORK FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS; NGOS JOIN HANDS |
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DIRECT NGO REPORTSUGANDA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF CEDAW; CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LIMITATIONS TO APPLICATION; CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS; CHAPTER THREE -- POLICY CONSIDERATIONS WITHIN BIRTH LAW: EXPERIENCES FROM THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH; CHAPTER FOUR -- WOMEN'S PROPERTY RIGHTS IN DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND WIDOWHOOD: ISSUES IN THE UGANDAN LAWS; INTRODUCTION; THE GENERAL LAW; PROPERTY RIGHTS UPON THE DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; PROPERTY RIGHTS IN WIDOWHOOD; 1. Position of Widows Under Customary Law; WIDOWHOOD AND PROPERTY AMONG THE ITESO; WIDOWHOOD AND PROPERTY AMONG THE BAKIGA |
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WIDOWHOOD AMONG THE LUGBARA2. Position of widows under statutory law; TOWARDS A NEW ORDER; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER FIVE -- DISPOSSESSION AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMON PROPERTY: WOMEN AND INHERITANCE IN EAST AFRICA; INTRODUCTION; THE RISE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY: WOMEN EXCLUDED; INHERITANCE LAWS AND PRACTICES; STATE INTERVENTION; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER SIX -- THE LEGAL POSITION OF WOMEN IN PAID EMPLOYMENT IN UGANDA; INTRODUCTION; LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR LABOUR; THE CASE OF FEMALE DOMESTIC SERVANTS; THE NATURE OF DOMESTIC SERVANTS' WORK; CONCLUSION |
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CHAPTER SEVEN -- WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA ISSUES OR STRATEGIESINTRODUCTION; THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE; CHAPTER EIGHT -- SOCIO LEGAL ASPECTS OF STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMMES IN UGANDA: A 1991 VIEW; INTRODUCTION; RISE OF A FORMAL ECONOMY, ITS DECLINE; SAPS CONDITIONALITIES TO UGANDA; DEVALUATION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE POLICY; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER NINE -- CASTING A STONE INTO THE BUSH: STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMMES AND THE FAMILY IN UGANDA -- A CASE STUDY; INTRODUCTION; INTRODUCING SAPS; THE SCOURGE OF SAPS IN UGANDA- A BACKGROUND; THE KABALE CASE; NUTRITION; CURATIVE CARE SERVICES; COST-SHARING |
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EDUCATIONAGRICULTURE; GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS IN ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY IN FAMILIES; POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAM (PAP); ENTANDIKWA CREDIT SCHEME; CONCLUSION: FROM PASSIVE SURRENDER TO CONCRETE SOCIAL ACTION; CHAPTER TEN -- FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES IN LAW: THE INTERESTS OF THE CHILD IN CUSTODY; INTRODUCTION; CERTAIN SOCIAL AND COMPARATIVE ISSUES; CUSTODY AND GENDER; THE PRINCIPLE; RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN UGANDAN CHILD LAW; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER ELEVEN -- FROM WOMEN TO THEIR OFFSPRING AND THEIR OWN INTERESTS: SEARCHING FOR A CHILD CENTRED ADOPTION LAW AND PRACTICE IN UGANDA; INTRODUCTION; METHODOLOGY |
| Summary |
This posthumous publication is a collection of essays some of which are based on the author's research work while others record her thoughts on issues she regarded as important. The materials, which were written between 1991 and 1996, cover a range of subjects that have been tied together under the theme of women, law and justice in Uganda. They represent the author's central concerns, interests and views as they developed over the years |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Uganda
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Women -- Uganda -- Social conditions
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African history.
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Women -- Social conditions
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Uganda
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789966031860 |
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9966031863 |
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