Faculty of Law: Recent submissions
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A third sex identity: Assessing cultural and structural violence against intersex people in Tanzania
(2017)This is a study involving intersex people and their lived realities in the communities. The study involved 18 interviews which targeted an intersex person, parents, a religious leader, governmental and non-governmental ... -
(Re) viewing the government’s role in supporting the growth of marginalised women’s businesses: A case study of Minyore Business women at the Nakuru Rubbish Dump in Kenya
(2017)The objective of the study was to interrogate factors behind the marginalized Minyore women’s art work businesses remaining mere survival and not profitable. This is despite their products selling on international markets. ... -
The accessibility and quality of safe motherhood to female inmates at Juba Main Prison, South Sudan
(2017)Most surprising fact is that South Sudan has the highest maternal mortality rate in the whole world, with only 2045/100,000 live births. Using a case study approach of Juba main prison PHC, this dissertation (apparently ... -
The decision in Katekwe V Muchabaiwa: A critique*
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No pleasure without responsibility: Developments in the Law of Paternity of out of wedlock children
(University of Zimbabwe, Faculty of Law, 1989) -
A critical examination of sexuality education in Malawi: A case study of Blantyre district
(2017-02)The writer of this dissertation examines how sexual learning (sexuality learning acquired out-of-school, and without written formalities) both complements and contradicts sexuality education in realizing sexual and ... -
A critical analysis of women participation in the law reform process: A case of the Law Commission in Malawi
(2017-02)The writer, a law reformer, uses her eight years’ experience in conducting law reform to interrogate the law reform process with regard to women participation in the process. This dissertation explores the extent to which ... -
Is marriage a haven or a risk for women in Zimbabwe in the era of HIV/AIDS: Interrogating women`s reproductive rights in marriage
(2017-02)The study sought to establish to what extent civil and registered customary marriages in Zimbabwe served as havens or risks against HIV and AIDS. It interrogates the susceptibility of married women to socio-cultural practices ... -
An exploration of the benefits and challenges for women in inheritance matters if men write wills nominating their wives and daughters as heirs and beneficiaries: A study in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
(2017-02)This research focuses on the impact of inheritance laws on women and girls in Tanzania. The study was done to explore the benefits and challenges for women in inheritance matters if men write wills nominating their wives ... -
Perceptions of and attitudes towards rehabilitation of victims of defilement in Zambia: Katete District as a case study
(2017-02)This dissertation analyses the provision of rehabilitation services to victims of crime, since the enactment of the Anti-Gender Based Violence Act (Act number 1 of 2011) of the Laws of Zambia. As a career Public Prosecutor, ... -
Interrogating marriage as an organizing framework in land based businesses: A Case Study of women horticulture farmers in Ward 25, Nyadire District, Mutoko, Zimbabwe
(2016-10)This study explores married women’s rights and entitlements in horticulture businesses located in irrigation schemes in Ward 25 in Nyadire District, Mutoko, Zimbabwe. The study is primarily directed at understanding the ... -
Women’s participation in water governance and reform in Zimbabwe: A case study of four A1 resettlement farms in Mazowe catchment post the fast track land reform and resettlement programme
(2016-08)It is now a globally acknowledged fact that there exists a human right to water for “basic needs” that allows everyone to enjoy an adequate standard of living that guarantees one the highest attainable standard of physical ... -
A conceptual expose of public interest litigation in post 2013 Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe Student Law Review Journal, 2015)Zimbabwe recently witnessed a new constitutional phase through the enactment of the new Constitution, which saw the introduction of the concept of Public Interest Litigation, (hereinafter referred to as PIL). Zimbabwe’s ... -
Learning from others: An insight into the experiences in the enforcement of ESC rights in comparative foreign and international law jurisdictions
(University of Zimbabwe Student Law Review Journal, 2016-05)This paper was originally presented at the Economic Social and Cultural Rights Symposium held on the 17th of April 2015 and was organised by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in collaboration with the Zimbabwe ... -
Parting the long grass: Public International law and the right to self determination
(University of Zimbabwe Student Law Review Journal, 2016-05)The right to self-determination is perhaps one of the most fundamental group rights entrenched, espoused and conferred by various international legal instruments. However, it is also axiomatic that the right to self-determination ... -
Chilling freedom of expression to the bone with a chilling offence: Case note on State v Chimakure, Kahiya & ZimInd Publishers (Pvt) Ltd Constitutional Application No. S-247-09; Judgment No S-14-13
(University of Zimbabwe Student Law Review Journal, 2016-05)This case note examines the reasoning of the Supreme Court leading to its conclusion that s 31(a)(iii) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the “Criminal Law Code”) is unconstitutional and ... -
Criminal Law Defences and the Right to Life in the New Constitution
(University of Zimbabwe Student Law Review Journal, 2016-05)This article explores the status of defences to criminal liability for causing the death of another person in the light of the nature of the right to life guarantee in section 48 of the 2013 Constitution. -
A socio-legal analysis of the harassment of women by bus or taxi rank marshals on the basis of their dress in Harare, Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, 2016-04)In its General Recommendation Number 19, the CEDAW Committee stated that violence against women is a form of discrimination since it violates their right to equality. The Committee recommended states to take legislative ... -
A critical examination of the use of mediation as a tool for the realisation of women’s access to justice in property cases in the legal aid sector, Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, 2016-04)This dissertation examines the use of mediation as an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) method in property cases in the provision of legal aid. Mediation is employed as a counter strategy to expensive litigation for ... -
An analysis of the impact of perennial water problems on time and economic affordability for women working outside the home in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
(2016-04)Every Zimbabwean has the right to safe and potable water and for women the right to water is intrinsically linked with their lives and the realisation of this right ensures for them the right to a secure livelihood. They ...
