Women's rights to development under the land legal regime in Uganda
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Date
2012-09
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Kampala International University, School of Law
Abstract
The research was centred on women and their rights to development under the land
legal regime in Uganda. It examined the land law regime in Uganda-statutory law,
policies, customary law, and government programmes aiming at promoting respect for
women's rights to land. The study was conducted with an expectation of illuminating
women's rights to access land in Uganda as provided for in the laws. The study
therefore is as a result of observation of the superficial injustice against women in
particular the denial of women to own and access land resulting from the application of
the loopholes in the statutory laws in place that provide for the rights of ownership of
property by women in Uganda as well as customary law that is widespread among
Ugandans today.
The research examined the efficacy of the laws providing for women's access to land
rights in Uganda through looking at how these laws have been. applied in matters
concerning land. In conclusion, the issue of whether the current.provisions of the law
deny women access to land rights and thus affecting development are determined.
Recommendations and conclusions were made basing on the findings that reflected on
the rest of the search.
Although the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda and other international
Conventions to which Uganda ratified give protection to women against abuse of their
rights, enforcement of those statutory provisions is difficult as they conflict on specific
provisions towards women.
The level of illiteracy is very high to the extent that women are not aware of the law
and policies providing for their rights to access land. On the other hand, discrimination
against women has its roots in culture and tradition as established from the research
findings. Therefore, without change in the attitudes of men and w9men with regard to
each other's rights, there is no legislation that can achieve genĀ·uine gender equality.
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A Thesis Presented to the College of Higher Degree and Research, Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda In Partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of a Degree of Masters of laws (LLM) of Kampala International University
Keywords
Women's rights, Development, Land legal regime, Uganda