The examination of the law on bride price under customary marriages in Uganda
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2017-04
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Kampala International University, School of Law
Abstract
This research paper contributes a vital element to the studies, debates and literature on bnuc
price. While employing a systematic conceptual frame work to ground its analysis of the
perceptions, experiences, processes and outcomes of bride price payment, it uses duta Ct)licctcd
from interviews, literature and observation to bring out the voices and experiences of the rxopk
most affected by bride price, that is, the men and women at the grass root whose voice has been
missing in literature and debate.
The study focuses on data collection in Uganda to answer the question: How do notions or
masculinity/femininity, gender, class and modernisation influences people's experiences and
perceptions on bride price?
It also argues that with forces of modernisation coupled with the desire for actors to conform to
particular class status, the practice has turned too commercialised, lost its original meaning, at1ll
makes women appear like purchased commodities. The prohibitive costs have denied several
young men and women a chance to marry.
The paper recommends that much as it not necessary to abolish the practice (as demanded b1
several activists and legislators), serious reforms are required to remove the commodillacc~tion
and financial motives so as to make it affordable by many intending to marry.
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A research paper submitted to the school of law in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Diploma in law of Kampala International University
Keywords
Bride price, Customary marriages, Uganda