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Periodical articleCarton, Benedict (2020)
See this publication'My Husband is No Husband to Me': Divorce, Marriage and Gender Struggles in African Communities of Colonial Natal, 1869-1910
Journal of Southern African Studies. Volume 46 #6. p. 1111-1125.

Periodical issueGouws, Amanda; Galgut, Hayley (eds.) (2016)
See this publicationSpecial issue: twenty years of the Constitution: reflecting on citizenship and gender justice
Abstract presentAgenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. Volume 30 #1. 145p.

Periodical articleKingwill, Rosalie (2016)
See this publication[En]gendering the norms of customary inheritance in Botswana and South Africa
Abstract presentJournal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law. Volume 48 #2. p. 208-237.

Periodical articleWeinberg, Tara (2016)
See this publicationPushing the boundaries of customary law jurisprudence in Botswana: social science and the law in the case of 'Ramantele vs. Mmusi'
Abstract presentJournal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law. Volume 48 #2. p. 186-207.

Periodical articleKiye, Mikano Emmanuel (2015)
Conflict between customary law and human rights in Cameroon: the role of the courts in fostering an equitably gendered society
African Study Monographs. Volume 36 #2. p. 75-100.

DVD / videoMehari, Zeresenay Berhane; Mandefro, Mehret; Demoz, Leelai; Jolie, Angelina (eds.) (2015)
See this publicationDifret
Soda Pictures.

Periodical articleOluduro, Olubayo (2015)
The implications of customs and traditions on women's reproductive health and rights in Nigeria
Abstract presentEast African Journal of Peace and Human Rights. Volume 21 #1. p. 116-157.

Periodical articlePeters, E.A.; Ubink, J.M. (2015)
See this publicationRestorative and flexible customary procedures and their gendered impact: a preliminary view on Namibia's formalization of Traditional Courts
Abstract presentJournal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law. Volume 47 #2. p. 291-311.

Periodical articleWorugji, Israel N.E.; Ugbe, Rose O. (2015)
Customary law, women's rights and the two faces of law in Nigeria
Abstract presentEast African Journal of Peace and Human Rights. Volume 21 #1. p. 96-115.

Periodical articleFombad, Charles Manga (2014)
See this publicationGender equality in African customary law: has the male ultimogeniture rule any future in Botswana?
Abstract presentJournal of Modern African Studies. Volume 52 #3. p. 475-494.

Periodical articleMujere, Joseph (2014)
See this publicationLand, gender and inheritance disputes among the Basotho in the Dewure Purchase Areas, colonial Zimbabwe
Abstract presentSouth African Historical Journal. Volume 66 #4. p. 699-716.

Periodical articleOmoregie, Edoba B. (2014)
Validity of the Benin custom of male primogeniture for succession to property
Abstract presentEast African Journal of Peace and Human Rights. Volume 20 #2. p. 265-278.

Periodical issueSan, Epiqhany Azinge (ed.) (2013)
Customary law in Nigeria
African Notes: Bulletin of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. Volume 37 #3. 106p.

Periodical articleWilliams, Jennifer; Klusener, Judith (2013)
See this publicationThe Traditional Courts Bill: a woman's perspective
Abstract presentSouth African Journal on Human Rights. Volume 29 #2. p. 276-293.

BookAlamayehu, Hiwot (2012)
Between modernism and heritage: the application of the parallel legal system to the Oromo women of Ethiopia
Kampala: The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA). 54p.

Periodical articleBusingye, Godard (2012)
Revisiting impediments to women's land decision-making processes in Uganda
Abstract presentEast African Journal of Peace and Human Rights. Volume 18 #2. p. 454-481.

BookClancy, Deidre (2012)
Falling through the cracks: reflections on customary law and the imprisonment of women in South Sudan
Kampala: The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA). 88p.

Periodical issueKyed, Helene Maria (ed.) (2012)
See this publicationInternational development interventions
Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law. Volume 43 #63. 262p.

Periodical articleRodet, Marie (2011)
See this publicationGenre, Islam et pluralisme juridique au Soudan français (1900-1925)
Outre-mers: revue d'histoire. Volume 99 #370-371. p. 173-183.

Periodical articleDuncan, Beatrice Akua (2010)
See this publicationCocoa, marriage, labour and land in Ghana: some matrilineal and patrilineal perspectives
Abstract presentAfrica: Journal of the International African Institute. Volume 80 #2. p. 301-321.

Periodical articlePeters, Pauline E. (2010)
See this publication'Our daughters inherit our land, but our sons use their wives' fields': matrilineal-matrilocal land tenure and the New Land Policy in Malawi
Abstract presentJournal of Eastern African Studies. Volume 4 #1. p. 179-199.

Periodical articleRuppel, Oliver C. (2010)
Women's rights and customary law in Namibia
Abstract presentJournal of African and international law. Volume 3 #2. p. 259-299.

Periodical issueArtz, Lillian (ed.) (2009)
See this publicationGender and the legal system
Abstract presentAgenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. #82. 116p.

Periodical articleAsiimwe, Florence Akiiki (2009)
See this publicationStatutory law, patriarchy and inheritance: home ownership among widows in Uganda
Abstract presentAfrican Sociological Review. Volume 13 #1. p. 124-142.

Periodical articleBennett, T.W.; Mills, C.; Munnick, G. (2009)
See this publicationThe anomalies of seduction: a statutory crime or an obsolete, unconstitutional delict?
Abstract presentSouth African Journal on Human Rights. Volume 25 #2. p. 330-352.

Periodical articleBennett, T.W.; Bleazard, J. (2009)
The re-invention of customary law: South African courts as constitutional law-makers
Recht in Afrika = Law in Africa = Droit en Afrique. Volume 12 #1. p. 1-20.

Periodical articleDebsu, Dejene Negassa (2009)
See this publicationGender and culture in southern Ethiopia: an ethnographic analysis of Guji-Oromo women's customary rights
African Study Monographs. Volume 30 #1. p. 15-36.

Periodical articleSsali, Sarah N. (2009)
Law, circumcision and gendered sexuality in eastern Uganda and western Kenya
Abstract presentEast African Journal of Peace and Human Rights. Volume 15 #1. p. 128-157.

BookVan der Westhuizen, J. (ed.) (2009)
See this publicationCase CCT 03/07: Shilubana & others v Nwamitwa, [2008] ZACC 9: Heard on: 27 November 2007, Decided on: 4 June 2008: judgment
South Africa: Constitutional Court; judgement J. Van der Westhuizen. 44p.

Periodical articleBekker, J.C.; Boonzaaier, C.C. (2008)
Succession of women to traditional leadership: is the judgment in Shilubana v Nwamitwa based on sound legal principles?
Abstract presentThe Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa. Volume 41 #3. p. 449-462.

BookRuppel, Oliver C. (ed.) (2008)
Women and custom in Namibia: cultural practice versus gender equality?
Abstract presentWindhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia. 228p.

Periodical issueAnonymous (2007)
See this publicationLes femmes, le droit et la justice
Abstract presentCahiers d'études africaines. Volume 47 #187-188. p. 445-806.

Periodical articleKalwinski, Lara (2007)
See this publicationChallenges of implementing the Rape Amendment Act in post-conflict Liberia
Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. #74. p. 142-149.

Periodical articleMwambene, L. (2007)
Reconciling African customary law with women's rights in Malawi: the proposed marriage, divorce and family relations bill
Malawi Law Journal. Volume 1 #1. June. p. 113-122.

Periodical articleBulambo, Ambroise Katambu (2006)
See this publicationL'institution 'Kupiana' et le droit positif congolais
African Journal of International and Comparative Law. Volume 14 #2. p. 264-277.

Periodical articleDzeukou, Guy Blaise (2006)
Un droit coutumier de la femme mariée: le droit de retraite
Abstract presentPenant: revue de droit des pays d'Afrique. Volume 116 #856. p. 353-395.

Periodical articleJuma, L. (2006)
Socio-legal contests to customary authority: a human rights perspective on the changing character of indigenous norms in Kenya
Abstract presentLesotho Law Journal: A Journal of Law and Development. Volume 16 #2. p. 219-247.

Periodical articleCurran, Ericka; Bonthuys, Elsje (2005)
See this publicationCustomary law and domestic violence in rural South African communities
Abstract presentSouth African Journal on Human Rights. Volume 21 #4. p. 607-635.

Periodical articleLebotse, Kabelo K. (2005)
Adultery and the Rights of Women under Botswana Customary Law
Abstract presentLesotho Law Journal: A Journal of Law and Development. Volume 15 #2. p. 115-128.

Periodical articleNangendo, Stevie M. (2005)
The tradition of 'Ramogi': beliefs and practices of the levirate amongst the Luo in Bondo Division, Bondo District, western Kenya
Abstract presentMila: a Journal of the Institute of African Studies. Volume 6. p. 23-32.

Periodical articleSheik, Nafisa Essop (2005)
Making the Personal Civil: The Protector's Office and the Administration of Indian Personal Law in Colonial Natal, 1872-1907
Abstract presentJournal of Natal and Zulu History. Volume 23. p. 38-63.

Periodical articleUkhun, Christopher E.; Inegbedion, Nathaniel A. (2005)
Cultural Authoritarianism, Women and Human Rights Issues among the Esan People of Nigeria
African Human Rights Law Journal. Volume 5 #1. p. 129-147.

Periodical articleAsanga, Irene Ngum (2004)
Rethinking Female Succession to Property in Cameroon: The Decline of Customary Law?
Recht in Afrika = Law in Africa = Droit en Afrique. Volume 7 #2. p. 121-132.

Periodical articleDelius, Peter; Glaser, Clive (2004)
See this publicationThe Myths of Polygamy: A History of Extra-Marital and Multi-Partnership Sex in South Africa
Abstract presentSouth African Historical Journal. #50. p. 84-114.

Periodical articleMamashela, Mothokoa (2004)
See this publicationNew families, new property, new laws: the practical effects of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act
South African Journal on Human Rights. Volume 20 #4. p. 616-641.

Periodical articlePhaladze, Nthabiseng A.; Ngwenya, Barbara N. (2004)
Women's Social Status and Social Justice in Contemporary Tswana
Abstract presentJournal of Social Development in Africa. Volume 19 #1. January. p. 129-150.

Periodical articleRodet, Marie (2004)
See this publicationFrauen im Spannungsfeld des 'Droit colonial' in Afrique Occidentale Française: zwei Fallbeispiele aus der Region Kayes, Soudan Français (1918 und 1938)
Abstract presentStichproben - Vienna Journal of African Studies. Volume 4 #7. p. 89-105.

Periodical articleDondeyne, Stephane; Vanthournout, Els; Wembah-Rashid, John A.R.; Deckers, Jozef A. (2003)
Changing Land Tenure Regimes in a Matrilineal Village of South Eastern Tanzania
Abstract presentJournal of Social Development in Africa. Volume 18 #1. p. 7-31.

Periodical articleErlank, Natasha (2003)
See this publicationGendering Commonality: African Men and the 1883 Commission on Native Law and Custom
Abstract presentJournal of Southern African Studies. Volume 29 #4. December. p. 937-953.

Periodical articleFred-Mensah, Ben K. (2003)
Looking Up to the Victims: Land Scarcity and Women's Role in Food Provisioning in the Ghana-Togo Border Area
Abstract presentResearch Review. Volume 19 #2. p. 35-48.

Periodical articleMazarire, Gerald Chikozho (2003)
See this publication'The Politics of the Womb': Women, Politics and the Environment in Pre-Colonial Chivi, Southern Zimbabwe, c. 1840 to 1900
Abstract presentZambezia. Volume 30 #1. p. 35-50.

Periodical articleNyamu-Musembi, Celestine (2003)
Local Norms, Institutions, and Women's Property Rights in Rural Kenya
Abstract presentEast African Journal of Peace and Human Rights. Volume 9 #2. p. 255-289.

Periodical articleShadle, Brett L. (2003)
See this publicationBridewealth and Female Consent: Marriage Disputes in African Courts, Gusiiland, Kenya
Abstract presentThe Journal of African History. Volume 44 #2. July. p. 241-262.

BookWanyeki, Muthoni (ed.) (2003)
Women and Land in Africa: Culture, Religion and Realizing Women's Rights
Abstract presentLondon; New York; Cape Town: Zed Books; David Philip. 384p.

BookWhitehead, Ann; Tsikata, Dzodzi (2003)
See this publicationPolicy discourses on women's land rights in Sub-Saharan Africa: the implications of the re-turn to the customary
Oxford: Mokoro Ltd. 37p.

Periodical articleBonthuys, Elsje (2002)
See this publicationAccommodating gender, race, culture and religion: outside legal subjectivity
Abstract presentSouth African Journal on Human Rights. Volume 18 #1. p. 41-58.

Periodical articleDe Jorio, Rosa (2002)
See this publicationWhen is 'Married' Married? Multiple Marriage Avenues in Urban Mali
Abstract presentMande Studies. Volume 4. p. 31-44.

Periodical articleGriffiths, Anne (2002)
See this publicationWomen's Worlds, Siblings in Dispute over Inheritance: A View from Botswana
Abstract presentAfrica Today. Volume 49 #1. Spring. p. 61-82.

Periodical articleKabonesa, Consolata (2002)
Gender Relations and Women's Rights to Land in Uganda: A Study of Kabarole District. Western Uganda
Abstract presentEast African Journal of Peace and Human Rights. Volume 8 #2. p. 227-249.

Periodical articleKajoba, Gear M. (2002)
See this publicationWomen and Land in Zambia: A Case Study of Small-Scale Farmers in Chenena Village, Chibombo District, Central Zambia
Abstract presentEastern Africa Social Science Research Review. Volume 18 #1. January. p. 35-61.

Periodical articleKameri-Mbote, Patricia G. (2002)
Gender dimensions in law, colonialism and inheritance in East Africa: Kenyan women's experiences
Abstract presentVerfassung und Recht in Übersee. Volume 35 #3. p. 373-398.

Periodical articleKhadiagala, Lynn (2002)
See this publicationNegotiating law and custom: judicial doctrine and women's property rights in Uganda
Abstract presentJournal of African Law. Volume 46 #1. p. 1-13.

Periodical articleKhadiagala, Lynn (2002)
See this publicationJustice and Power in the Adjudication of Women's Property Rights in Uganda
Abstract presentAfrica Today. Volume 49 #2. Summer. p. 103-121.

Periodical articleMaithufi, I.P.; Bekker, J.C. (2002)
The Recognition of the Customary Marriages Act of 1998 and its Impact on Family Law in South Africa
Abstract presentThe Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa. Volume 35 #2. p. 182-197.

Periodical articleMbatha, Likhapha (2002)
Reforming the customary law of succession
Abstract presentSouth African Journal on Human Rights. Volume 18 #2. p. 259-286.

Periodical articleMuyakwa, Stephen I. (2002)
Gender Issues in Zambia
African Social Research. #43-44. p. 44-60.

Periodical articleNabudere, Dani W. (2002)
Towards the Study of Post Traditional Systems of Justice in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
Abstract presentEast African Journal of Peace and Human Rights. Volume 8 #1. p. 1-40.

Periodical articleObeng, Samuel; Stoeltje, Beverly J. (2002)
See this publicationWomen's Voices in Akan Juridical Discourse
Abstract presentAfrica Today. Volume 49 #1. Spring. p. 21-41.

Periodical articleRangan, Haripriya; Gilmartin, Mary (2002)
See this publicationGender, Traditional Authority, and the Politics of Rural Reform in South Africa
Abstract presentDevelopment and Change. Volume 33 #4. September. p. 633-658.

Periodical articleRose, Laurel L. (2002)
See this publicationWomen's Strategies for Customary Land Access in Swaziland and Malawi: A Comparative Study
Abstract presentAfrica Today. Volume 49 #2. Summer. p. 123-149.

Periodical articleAhebwa, N.M. (2001)
Yes, women should own land
6th of February. Volume 14 #9. September. p. 24-25.

Periodical articleBekker, J.C. (2001)
Requirements for Validity of Customary Marriages
Abstract presentSouth African Journal of Ethnology. Volume 24 #2. p. 41-47.

Periodical articleFanana, N.A.M. (2001)
Legal Dualism and the Rights of Women: Thoughts for Law Reform in Lesotho
Abstract presentLesotho Law Journal: A Journal of Law and Development. Volume 14 #1. p. 119-150.

Periodical articleFoblets, Marie-Claire (2001)
South African Woman Caught between Tradition and the New Constitution: Some Elements for Reflection Based on the Work of the South African Law Commission
Abstract presentRecht in Afrika = Law in Africa = Droit en Afrique. #2. p. 105-122.

Periodical articleHatutale, L.N. (2001)
Gender equality: so near, and yet so far
Namibia Review. Volume 10 #2. June-July. p. 15-22.

Periodical articleModo, I.V.O. (2001)
See this publicationThe Changing Family Structure and Legal Lag in Lesotho: Implications for the Future
Abstract presentAfrican Anthropologist. Volume 8 #1. March. p. 69-84.

Periodical articleVan R. Whelpton, F.P.; Vorster, L.P. (2001)
Dissolution of Customary Marriages
Abstract presentSouth African Journal of Ethnology. Volume 24 #2. p. 56-61.

Periodical articleVorster, L.P. (2001)
South African Customary Law and Ethnicity: Challenges for South Africa
Abstract presentSouth African Journal of Ethnology. Volume 24 #4. p. 119-124.

Periodical articleVorster, L.P.; Dlamini-Ndwandwe, N.; Molapo, M.J. (2001)
Consequences of the Dissolution of Customary Marriages
Abstract presentSouth African Journal of Ethnology. Volume 24 #2. p. 62-66.

BookWomen and Law in Southern Africa Trust, Harare (2001)
Venia Magaya's sacrifice: a case of custom gone awry
Harare: Women and Law in Southern Africa Research and Educational Trust. 80p.

Periodical articleBennett, T.W. (2000)
The Reform of Customary Marriage Law in South Africa
Abstract presentRecht in Afrika = Law in Africa = Droit en Afrique. #1. p. 1-24.

Periodical articleDube, C.F. (2000)
Addressing the gap between customary and statute law and international conventions: Zimbabwe's twists and turns
Legal Forum. Volume 12 #1. March. p. 11-14.

Periodical articleHamisu, Danpullo Rabiatu Ibrahim (2000)
See this publicationCustomary Bride-Price in Cameroon: Do Women Have a Say?
Abstract presentSAFERE: Southern African Feminist Review. Volume 4-5 #2-1. p. 65-71.

Periodical articleKpeebi, Konlan (2000)
Marriage among the Koma People of Northern Ghana
Research Review. Volume Supplement #14. June. p. 11-14.

Periodical articleManji, Ambreena (2000)
See this publication'Her Name is Kamundage': Rethinking Women and Property among the Haya of Tanzania
Abstract presentAfrica: Journal of the International African Institute. Volume 70 #3. p. 482-500.

Periodical articleMutyamaenza, V. (2000)
Fundamental rights
WomanPlus. Volume 5 #2. May-August. p. 22-25.

Periodical articleNaggita, Esther Damalie (2000)
Why Men Come Out Ahead: The Legal Regime and the Protection and Realization of Women's Rights in Uganda
Abstract presentEast African Journal of Peace and Human Rights. Volume 6 #1. p. 34-61.

Periodical articleSawadogo, Jean-Pierre; Stamm, Volker (2000)
See this publicationLocal Perceptions of Indigenous Land Tenure Systems: Views of Peasants, Women and Dignitaries in a Rural Province of Burkina Faso
Abstract presentJournal of Modern African Studies. Volume 38 #2. June. p. 279-294.

Periodical articleSita Muila Akele, Angélique (2000)
La situation matérielle de la veuve d'après le Code de la famille en République démocratique du Congo: résistances coutumières et conflits d'intérêts autour des droits patrimoniaux du conjoint survivant
Abstract presentCongo-Afrique: économie, culture, vie sociale. Volume 40 #342. février. p. 102-120.

Periodical articleOduol, J.A. (200*)
Do customary issues have a role to play in a modern Constitution?
Perspectives on Gender Discourse. #2-1. p. 38-51.

Periodical articleSubbo, W. (200*)
The conceptualisation of gender
Perspectives on Gender Discourse. #2-1. p. 10-16.

Periodical articleAsiimwe, J. (1999)
Women and land: the constraints and challenges
Impact (Kampala, Uganda). Volume 2. p. 27-29.

Periodical articleAsiimwe, Jacqueline (1999)
What is the Domestic Relations Bill?
Arise (Kampala, Uganda). #27. p. 4-7.

Periodical articleGray, Leslie; Kevane, Michael (1999)
See this publicationDiminished Access, Diverted Exclusion: Women and Land Tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract presentAfrican Studies Review. Volume 42 #2. September. p. 15-39.

Periodical articleKwinjeh, G. (1999)
Beijing minus ten
WomanPlus. Volume 4 #1. January-April. p. 18-19.

Periodical articleLabuschagne, J.M.T.; Van den Heever, J.A. (1999)
Liability for Adultery in South African Indigenous Law: An Analysis of the Case Law
Abstract presentThe Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa. Volume 32 #1. p. 98-125.

Periodical articleManji, Ambreena S. (1999)
The AIDS Epidemic and Women's Land Rights in Tanzania
Abstract presentRecht in Afrika = Law in Africa = Droit en Afrique. #1. p. 31-49.

Periodical articleSamuel, Sharita (1999)
See this publicationWomen Married in Customary Law: No Longer Permanent Minors
Abstract presentAgenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. #40. p. 23-31.

Periodical articleStewart, J. (1999)
Women, culture, customary law and the Constitution
WomanPlus. Volume 4 #2. May-August. p. 22-24.

Periodical articleBronstein, Victoria (1998)
See this publicationReconceptualizing the customary law debate in South Africa
Abstract presentSouth African Journal on Human Rights. Volume 14 #3. p. 388-410.

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