The Relevancy and Effectiveness of Domicile Law in Uganda.
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Date
2014-04
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Kampala International University, School of law.
Abstract
For a long time, the right to equality before the law in terms of sex, gender, race,
among others things has been misconceived by a big population. A case study is the
applicability and of administration equality in terms of domiciles most especially in
Uganda.
The gender stereotypes where women are seen as a weaker sex and they are made to
believe that whatever the society thinks of them is true and live by it which is not the
case. The researcher looked at how the issue of domicile has been misconceived and
misused by both married women and their husbands. Further still, the researcher tried
to compare and contrast between municipal laws and common law principles as well as
the loopholes and their implementation.
The researcher explores the effectiveness and the extent to which domicile law is
relevant in Uganda, the barriers/obstacles faced in the implementation action of
domicile and ways of eliminating such obstacle.
The researcher came out with 46% of married women whose rights have not been
attained under the law of domicile, 7% of minors who feel have not been considered in
as far as deciding on their domicile in concerned as well as not knowing the essence of
domicile law. Only 24% of women have attained their rights under the law of domicile
and its intended purpose and 3% of minors who feel its fine even if they are not
considered in deciding on their domicile.
It is my humble submission that the law of dependent domicile of married women in
Uganda be revised to meet the current social trends where women are to have equal
and full dignity with men in the dissolution of marriage and in the determination of
citizenship.
Description
A research proposal submitted to the School of Law in Partial
Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the
Degree of Bachelor of Laws at Kampala
International University.
Keywords
Domicile Law, Relevancy, Effectiveness, Uganda