Baryamureeba V Kabakonjo Abwooli: A Win For Women’s Property Rights In Cohabitation.
Fatumah Ramathan-Nabulya
Marriage, especially at its dissolution, tends to be contentious owing to its cross cutting effects on property rights, children custody, spousal maintenance among others. It is more complex when that “union” is not legally recognized. Over 65% of Uganda’s couples are left out under the law because their arrangements are not contracted in accordance with the laws provided for. This potentially subjects women to unequal social laws (patriarchy) usually with no legal remedies. Hence, marriage, due to its overarching effects, can be breeding ground for the entrenchment of gender inequality. This paper reviews a High Court decision through which judicial activism is employed to lessen the plight of cohabiting women. Due to the time they have been in operation, it is often difficult to see our matrimonial laws for what they really are; patriarchal and gender indiscriminate. There is need for Judges to be fully alive to the history of these laws and the debates that led to their passing, to correct the wrongs of history.
Sex Education And The Law: The Conflict Between The Rights Of Parents And The Rights And Interests Of Their Children
Nayiga Priscilla
Uganda’s education sector largely recognizes abstinence-only sex education. This is because of the social conservatism derived from religious and cultural values. Unlike comprehensive sex education, abstinence-only sex education does not address other types of sexual and reproductive health education like birth control and abortion. The concept of sex is largely moralized and therefore open conversations about sex are often avoided in homes and society. Therefore, the question as to whether or not freedom of religion gives parents the right to object to sex education based on religious beliefs needs to be examined, and how that right conflicts with children’s rights.
Radical Feminism As A Transformative Approach To Addressing Women’s Oppression: A Case For Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights In Uganda
Ahebwa S.P and Balinandi B.D
Radical feminism, as opposed to other strands of feminism, offers a more revolutionary approach to fighting for women’s equality. This article uses a doctrinal legal research approach to analyse how radical feminism offers a transformative approach to fighting for SRHRs of women. We trace the evolution of the feminist movement in Uganda from the 1980s to date, then provide the legal framework governing SRHR, and finally offer radical feminist thought as a solution to the gap in SRHR in Uganda with the end goal of attaining sexual and reproductive health for all women. By the end of this article, we shall demonstrate how the patriarchy in trying to control women’s sexualities and bodies has been enabled by the three evils, ‘Law, Religion and Culture.’