A critical examination of domestic violence in Uganda: "the efficacy of the domestic violence act, 2010"

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2012-09
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Kampala international international: School of Law
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The study is about the efficacy of the Domestic Violence Act in delivering justice to the victims of violence. It was carried out with specific aims of; examining the circumstances that lead to domestic violence in Uganda, examining the persistence of domestic violence in presence of a supportive law and possible considerations to the amendment of the law. A review of related literature was carried out on existing information on the specific variables of this paper to comprehend the problem, enrich and supplement the study findings. The study established that circumstances which lead to domestic violence include poverty, alcoholism and weakness in the law. However, the persistence of domestic violence was attributed to illiteracy, social differences, lack of ownership of property, forced marriages and the archaic cultural beliefs of and about women which lead to their reluctance to report cases of violence to institutions and people mandated to resolve them The study concludes that there is a law governing domestic violence but domestic violence cases are more of gender related issues that take place. Statistics not easily acquired thus making it difficult for the law to secure justice for the victims of violence. Besides this, the victims of domestic violence are in most cases those socially and economically marginalized. The study concludes that capacities of the communities need to be built and effective follow up be made to ensure that the law is being implemented. It also requires conducting targeted and effective awareness nurturing campaigns and mass mobilization in order to close the gap between law enforcers and victims as well as local activists of domestic violence.
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A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of bachelor of laws of Kampala international university
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Domestic violence, efficacy of the domestic violence act, 2010", Uganda
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