Browsing Faculty of Law e-Theses Collection by Title
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Peadophilia not ‘child marriage’: A critical analysis of ‘child marriages’ in the apostolic sects in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, 2016-04)This research interrogates and critically analyzes the issue of ‘child marriages’ in two major Apostolic sects in Zimbabwe, namely, Johanne Marange and Johanne Masowe, the major objective being to unearth the root causes ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
(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. ... -
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 ... -
Speaking the unspeakable! Interrogating the rights and legal recognition of intersex persons in Kenya
(University of Zimbabwe, 2014-04)An intersex person is one whose biological sex cannot be classified clearly as either male or female. This ambiguity may be anatomical, hormonal, gonadal or chromosomal. Intersex births are estimated at between 1.7% (Nthumba, ... -
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 ... -
Towards a holistic approach to the legal aid system in Zimbabwe: Challenges indigent women face in instituting proceedings and enforcing judgments in civil matters
(University of Zimbabwe, 2016-04)This research, carried out by a legal aid lawyer with the government’s Legal Aid Directorate, seeks to highlight the various challenges which are faced by indigent women as they access justice through the legal aid system. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
“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 ... -
Women as offenders – the social and legal circumstances of women who commit crimes: A case study of selected prisons in Malawi
(2013-02-06)This study was conducted in three major prisons in Malawi (Zomba, Maula and Chichiri) between October 2003 and February 2004. It focused on establishing the social and legal circumstances that have shaped the condition ... -
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 ... -
Women's access to potable water and sanitation as a human right. A case study of Alaska and Shackleton settlements in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
(2012-08-24)The residential areas of Alaska and Shackleton are located 14 and 26 kilometres respectively from Chinhoyi. Chinhoyi falls within Mashonaland West province of Zimbabwe. The two are former copper mine settlements to 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 ... -
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 ...
