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Defending and Protecting Gender Equality and the Family Under a Decidedly Undecided Constitution in Zimbabwe
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997)
Zimbabwe is party to virtually all international human rights instruments which oblige countries to inter alia, protect and promote the family and family life for the benefit of its members; guarantee women equality with ...
An Analysis of a Grassroots Perspective on Violence Against Women In Zimbabwe in the Context of the General Discourse on Violence
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1993)
In Africa where the majority of the population lives in the rural areas, legal literacy and legal aid are issues of concern as most people cannot afford lawyers and the latter, by and large, operate only in the cities. ...
The defence, enforcement and funding of socio-economic, labour and gender rights
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2009)
It is all good and fine to proclaim rights of the poor and working people in a constitution, but whether they are realized in practice is another thing. Over and above the proclamation of rights any constitution that is ...
An Outline of Fundamental Gender Rights under International and Regional Laws and National Constitutions
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2009)
Women, land and the constitution
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1998)
In addressing the issue of Women, Land and the Constitution, the discussion shall be broken down into three main components. Firstly, the problems that women experience with access to all forms of resources, but especially ...
Consent in Rape Cases in Swaziland: A Woman's Right to Decide
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe ( UZ.), 1986)
When a woman is battered, bruised, found naked and half dead by he
roadside and then claims she has been raped, the public and the criminal justice system are quick to rise up in anger and indignation and to take her ...
Violence against wives : a crime 'sui generis'
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe ( UZ.), 1986)
Although most people "like to think of the family as the abode of love; a safe retreat where any member of the family is sure of support and protection; of grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and children as a closely ...
Ideology, Economics, And The Social Control Of Women In Southern Rhodesia, 1910-1939
(Department of History, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1986-06)
Women Under Zimbabwean Law
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe ( UZ.), 1988)
This article seeks to establish and appraise the position of women under the law of Zimbabwe. Such a task must start from a consideration of the position of women under the constitution. This is because the constitution ...
The Widows Lot — a Remedy?: The Application of Spoilation Orders in Customary Succession
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1983)
Reform is required in many areas of the law in Zimbabwe, particularly so in matters affecting family law and succession. However, the process of amending the law is often slow, particularly where change goes to the very ...