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Using women's voices and experiences to interrogate the efficacy of the International Criminal Justice System (ICJS): The case of the Rwanda 1994 Genocide.
(2019-10-01)This study analyzes the interactions between the International Criminal Justice System (ICJS) and survivor witnesses of conflict related sexual violence (CRSV) committed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. It focuses on ... -
A legal analysis of the constitutional right to basic education in Zimbabwe and South Africa
(2019-10)The year 1990 was a momentous year with world countries agreeing for the first time, through the World Declaration on Education for All, 1990, (World Declaration) that basic education was the type of education which would ... -
The policy legislative framework for Zimbabwe's fast track land reform and its Implications on women's rights to agricultural land
(2018-03)This study explores the rights of Zimbabwean women to access agricultural land on the basis of equality with men and in their own right under the country’s Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP). The focus is on the ... -
“Judicial management as a business rescue scheme” A critique of the effectiveness of judicial management as a rescue scheme
(2018-02)The main thrust of the study was to ascertain the effectiveness of judicial management procedure as a corporate rescue scheme. Thus the research unraveled the shortcomings of the laws of insolvency in light of the ... -
The doctrine of constitutional avoidance as a nemesis to public interest and strategic impact litigation in Zimbabwe: Thesis, antithesis and synthesis
(2018-02)The case of Zinyemba v Minister of Lands and Rural Settlement, CCZ 3/16 clearly set the pace for the Constitutional Court’s use of the doctrine of constitutional avoidance. Since then, the Court’s judges have invoked the ... -
Protected but exposed: A critique of the right to privacy and reporting of domestic violence cases in the media
(2017-02)In Zimbabwe, when complainants of domestic violence apply for a protection order from the civil court the cases are reported in the media. Media reports identifies the victims by name. This study seeks to analyse the ... -
The impact of urban expansion into peri-urban communal areas on rural women’s land Rights: A case study of Seke Communal Area, Zimbabwe
(2017)The author of this dissertation is a lawyer with a background of a rural upbringing and is very alive to the embeddedness of rural women’s lives in land for livelihoods and fosters a desire to improve their land rights. ... -
We need it now! Interrogating the concept of an open prison for female inmates with children in Zimbabwe
(2017)This dissertation is about realising equality for female inmates in the Zimbabwean prison system; it identifies that there is only one open prison1 for male inmates yet female inmates, especially those with children and ... -
Can restorative justice be an alternative form of justice to retributive justice in the criminal justice system in Zambia? A critical analysis of Section 8 of the Criminal Procedure Code Chapter 88 of the laws of Zambia
(2017-07)In view of the growing prison population and the government’s inadequate budgetary funding to the Prisons Service, various options have been explored to find solutions to the problem. The study focuses specifically at the ... -
Gender and social security in Zimbabwe: An analysis of the efficacy of social security for women with disabilities in the informal sector
(2017-07)This dissertation interrogates the provision of and access to social security from a gendered perspective with particular reference to women with disabilities in the informal sector in Zimbabwe. This is an area of great ... -
An analysis of the law and the effectiveness of government and non governmental organisations’ interventions in curbing under age commercial sex work in Epworth and along the Mukuvisi river bank Harare, Zimbabwe
(2017)Child prostitution has become a global phenomenon which raises concern and alarm. In Zimbabwe children as young as eight years old are engaging in prostitution in the area along the Mukuvisi River and in Epworth, Harare. ... -
Challenges affecting women in the informal sector developing their businesses in Zanzibar: A study of women in the Cosmetic Industry
(2017)This dissertation provides a detailed study of the challenges affecting women in the informal sector in developing their businesses; particularly in cosmetic industry in Zanzibar. Several methodologies and data collection ... -
Women’s right to land: A critical analysis of the dispute resolution processes of inherited land under customary law and Islamic law. A case of Ilemela district Mwanza: Tanzania
(2017-02)Women’s substantives right to inherit land from their deceased husband’s estate and their ability to enforce that right through various dispute resolution mechanisms are serious problems that affect thousands of women who ... -
“Just living together”: An analysis of rights and obligations of women in cohabitation when such relationships break down: A case study of Mufakose and Marimba suburbs in Harare
(2017)“Just living together’ or cohabitation in Zimbabwe is a non legislated area in Zimbabwe. Cohabitation is neither recognized as a form of marriage in Zimbabwe nor is there a specific law that protects the rights of persons ... -
An assessment of child juvenile detainees’ access to legal aid in Tanzania
(2017)This study centres on the access to legal aid for child juvenile detainees in Tanzania mainland. The study aims at looking at access to legal aid by child juvenile detainees living in the retention home. Further it aims ... -
Beyond the rhetoric: A critical analysis of the women’s access to justice in Malawi in relation to the right to equitable distribution of matrimonial property upon the dissolution of marriage
(2017)This dissertation, written by a judicial officer from Malawi, examines the women’s right to access justice in matters concerning distribution of matrimonial property after a judicial dissolution of a marriage. The study ... -
Women entrepreneurs’ legal position in relation to effecting communications and payments using mobile phones: A need for reform
(2017)The use of mobile phones for their communication and simple financial payments needs has been widely touted as capable of facilitating women’s development, by aiding women reduce the flexibility, mobility and time constraints ... -
Criminalization of HIV non disclosure, exposure and transmission: Is it the solution to the protection of women against violence in Zimbabwe
(2017-02)This research seeks to interrogate whether section 79 of the Criminal Law codification and Reform Act, that is on wilful transmission of HIV protects women against infections and violence. The main focus was on the attitudes ... -
Exploring the causes of low conviction rates in teenage and adult rape cases
(2017)This dissertation explores the response of the criminal justice system in particular the courts to teenage and adult rape cases. Trial practices are as a result investigated through court observations, perusal of court ...
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