Faculty of Law: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Gender dimensions of accessing business loans for micro and small businesses: A case study of Chipata District in Eastern Province of Zambia
(2017)This dissertation explores why despite women traders in Chipata District in Eastern Province of Zambia being provided with business loans the end result is failure. Microfinance providers exclusively target women traders ... -
" Boom or Gloom?” An examination of the impact of mining activities on the livelihoods of female small holder farmers in Zvishavane District
(2017)Many studies have focused on how mining activities have affected local communities however very few studies have examined the impact of the extractive industry on the livelihood activities of rural women. The extraction ... -
Worlds Apart: Conflicting narratives on the right to protest
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Expansion of the definition of community of property in relation to the principle of stipulatio alteri: A case of widows of mine workers in Lesotho
(2017-02)This work was written by a legal practitioner who before the research was finding difficulty in defending the rights of the widows of mine workers in the courts of law in Lesotho against the application of the common law ... -
“What can she say” Exploring the negative impact of child marriages on women’s meaningful participation in the public sphere
(2017-02)Having been born in a family of 13 by a woman who got married at 15 years of age and was abused, oppressed and refused her right to education and to participate in the public sphere, as a women’s law researcher I seek ... -
Left out in the cold: Interrogating the inclusion of women employed in the informal sector in Lesotho into the formal Social Security System
(2017)The economic crisis in Lesotho has led masses in resorting to informal sector as an alternative survival strategy to sustain their livelihoods. The author is human rights based lawyer and women activist who is agitated ... -
Strengthening legislations as a way to combat sexual harassment at workplace and in universities in Zimbabwe
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Case note on Hosho v Hasisi HH-491-15
(The Zimbabwe Electronic Law Journal, 2017-07)
