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1 online resource |
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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 |
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Print version record |
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Uganda
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Women -- Uganda -- Social conditions
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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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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1336218762 |
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9781336218765 |
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