The Legal Regime on Women Property Rights in Uganda "A Critique".
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2017-06
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Kampala International University, School of law.
Abstract
This study " The legal regimes on women property rights in Uganda a case of Kampala" was
specifically designed to examine; the efficacy of the law and policy frameworks on married
women in relation to their property rights; find out the gender related biases that challenge the
development and enforcement of married women property rights in Uganda; establish the extent
to which the married women property rights requirement is being implemented; as well as
investigate the impact of married women's property right asse1iion on family property protection
to recommend appropriately. To comprehend this, literature review of the specific variables was
carried out and the study was mainly centered on book and documentary evidences as well as
primary data sources thus was qualitatively driven.
The study established that the legal regime on married women property rights in Uganda have
limited recognition because of the customary law system which usually overrides statutory
provisions in particular that funds to finance and pursue such cases are unavailable. That the laws
are good but their enforcement is very weak and thus always overridden with patriarchy notions
that overpower equality.
The study concludes that married women remain vulnerable in the assertion of property rights
because their avenues to economic empowerment are similarly restricted by the very people from
whom they ought to claim their rights. Precisely dependability on spouses hinders their assertion
on claims over family property.
The study recommends; legal literacy emphasis to reduce land bureaucracies; establishing a
monitoring and evaluation directorate based on land reforms; adopting strategies that treat
women as major actors not aid recipients; redefining the law on property rights; empower
women in all spheres and to not only focus on policy development but improve access to land
and credit for married women.
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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Law
in partial fulfillment for the Requirements for
the Award of Degree of Laws of Kampala
International University
Keywords
Women Property Rights, Legal Regime, Uganda