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BookBouland, Annelien Michelle (2022)
See this publication'Please Give Me My Divorce': An Ethnography of Muslim Women and the Law in Senegal
Abstract presentPh.D. dissertation (2022-05-18). Leiden: Leiden University, Faculty of Law. 169p.

BookStrategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), Kampala (2015)
See this publicationThird-class citizens: women and citizenship in Sudan: a paper on women's struggle for equal citizenship in Sudan
Kampala: Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA).

Periodical articleBoutouba, Jimia (2014)
See this publicationThe Moudawana syndrome: gender trouble in contemporary Morocco
Abstract presentResearch in African literatures. Volume 45 #1. p. 24-38.

Periodical articleManirakiza, Alexis (2014)
See this publicationLa problématique de la mise en œuvre du principe d'égalité en droit burundais de la famille. Cas des droits successoraux de la femme
KAS African Law Study Library. Volume 1 #4. p. 705-725.

Periodical articleOjwang, Jackton B.; Kinama, Emily Nyiva (2014)
Woman-to-woman marriage: a cultural paradox in contemporary Africa's consitutional profile
Abstract presentVerfassung und Recht in Übersee. Volume 47 #4. p. 412-433.

Book chapterWing, Susanna D. (2012)
Women's rights and family law reform in francophone Africa
In: Governing Africa's changing societies: dynamics of reform. p. 145-176.

Periodical articleFatula, O.A.; Oyelade, O.S.; Adedeji, A.A. (2011)
Issues in African family law: Nigeria in perspective
Abstract presentEast African Journal of Peace and Human Rights. Volume 17 #2. p. 320-342.

BookLagoutte, Stéphanie; Sabeberg, Nina (eds.) (2011)
Les droits de la femme et de l'enfant: réflexions africaines = Women and children's rights: African views
Abstract presentParis: Karthala. 384p.

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.

Book chapterSoares, Benjamin F. (2011)
Family law reform in Mali: contentious debates and elusive outcomes
Abstract presentIn: Gender and Islam in Africa: rights, sexuality, and law. p. 263-290.

Periodical articleKafumbe, Anthony Luyirika (2010)
New perspectives on women's rights to property in marriage, upon divorce, and during widowhood in Uganda
Abstract presentEast African Journal of Peace and Human Rights. Volume 16 #2. p. 338-360.

Periodical articleMbow, Penda (2010)
Contexte de la réforme du Code de la famille au Sénégal
Droit et cultures. #59. p. 87-96.

Periodical articleRude-Antoine, Edwige (2010)
Le mariage et le divorce dans le Code marocain de la famille: le nouveau droit à l'égalité entre l'homme et la femme
Droit et cultures. #59. p. 43-57.

BookMouaqit, Mohammed (2008)
L'idéal égalitaire féminin à l'oeuvre au Maroc: féminisme, islam(isme), sécularisme
Paris: L'Harmattan. Histoire et perspectives méditerranéennes. 244p.

Periodical articleTønnessen, Liv (2008)
See this publicationGendered citizenship in Sudan: competing debates on family laws among northern and southern elites in Khartoum
The Journal of North African Studies. Volume 13 #4. p. 455-469.

Periodical articleCamara, Fatou Kiné (2007)
See this publicationWomen and the Law: A Critique of Senegalese Family Law
Social Identities. Volume 13 #6. September. p. 787-800.

Periodical issueGoerg, Odile; Rodet, Marie; Vince, Natalya (eds.) (2007)
See this publicationFracturing binarisms: gender and colonialisms in Africa
Abstract presentStichproben - Vienna Journal of African Studies. Volume 7 #12. 142p.

Periodical articleSieveking, Nadine (2007)
'We Don't Want Equality; We Want to be Given Our Rights': Muslim Women Negotiating Global Development Concepts in Senegal
Abstract presentAfrika Spectrum. Volume 42 #1. p. 29-48.

BookBond, Johanna (2005)
Voices of African Women: Women's Rights in Ghana, Uganda, and Tanzania
Abstract presentDurham, NC: Carolina Academic Press. 421p.

Book chapterDirèche-Slimani, Karima (2005)
Dossier de recherche: femmes, famille et droit au Maghreb
In: L'année du Maghreb. p. 3-167.

Periodical articleMalherbe, V.C. (2005)
See this publicationIn Onegt Verwekt: Law, Custom and Illegitimacy in Cape Town, 1800-1840
Abstract presentJournal of Southern African Studies. Volume 31 #1. March. p. 163-185.

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.

BookMoosa, Najma (2004)
Unveiling the mind: a herstory of the historical evolution of the legal position of women in Islam
Bellville: University of the Western Cape. 174p.

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 articleMaundeni, Tapologo (2003)
See this publicationProperty issues in the dissolution of marriages: experiences of some divorced mothers in Botswana
Abstract presentBotswana Notes and Records. Volume 35. p. 79-87.

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.

Periodical articleAsiimwe-Mwesige, Jackie (2002)
See this publicationUniversalism versus Cultural Relativism: Family Law Reform in Uganda
Abstract presentAgenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. #54. p. 75-84.

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 articleClark, Brigitte (2002)
From Rights to Responsibilities? An Overview of Recent Developments Relating to the Parent/Child Relationship in South African Common Law
Abstract presentThe Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa. Volume 35 #2. p. 216-235.

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

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 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 articleNaggita-Musoke, Esther D. (2001)
The Beijing Platform for Action: A Review of Progress Made by Uganda (1995-2000)
Abstract presentEast African Journal of Peace and Human Rights. Volume 7 #2. p. 256-282.

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 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.

Conference paperUniversity of Cape Town. Centre for Contemporary Islam (2000)
Islamic law in Africa symposium, Dar es Salaam 21-23 July 2000
Abstract present

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

Periodical articleOumo, M.C.O. (1999)
What women should advocate for in the Domestic Relations Bill
Impact (Kampala, Uganda). Volume 2. p. 22-23.

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 articleGessain, Monique; Desgrées du Loû, Annabel (1998)
L'évolution du lévirat chez les Bassari
Abstract presentJournal des africanistes. Volume 68 #1-2. p. 225-247.

Periodical articleSippel, Harald (1998)
Customary Family Law in Colonial Tanganyika: A Study of Change and Continuity
Abstract presentThe Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa. Volume 31 #3. p. 373-383.

Periodical articleSithole, E. (1998)
Women's Rights in Zimbabwe's Constitution
WomanPlus. Volume 3 #2. July. p. 6-7.

Periodical articleZigomo, L. (1998)
Do We Have a Culture of Human Rights in Zimbabwe?
WomanPlus. Volume 3 #2. July. p. 3-5.

Periodical articleGoldblatt, Beth (1997)
See this publicationA feminist perspective on the law reform process: an evaluation of attempts to establish a Family Court in South Africa
Abstract presentSouth African Journal on Human Rights. Volume 13 #3. p. 373-400.

Periodical articleKois, Lisa (1997)
Article 18 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights: A Progressive Approach to Women's Human Rights
Abstract presentEast African Journal of Peace and Human Rights. Volume 3 #1. p. 92-114.

Periodical articleLabuschagne, Johanna M.T.; Van den Heever, J.A. (1997)
Liability for Adultery in South African Indigenous Law: Remarks on the Juridical Process of Psychosexual Autonomisation of Women
Abstract presentThe Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa. Volume 30 #1. p. 76-96.

BookOkumu Wengi, Jennifer (1997)
Weeding the millet field: women's law and grassroots justice in Uganda
Kampala: Uganda Law Watch Center. Essays in women's law. 266p.

Periodical articleSippel, Harald (1997)
Afrikanische Rechtssysteme im Entwicklungsprozess: die Stellung der Frau im Erb- und Familienrecht im östlichen und südlichen Afrika
Abstract presentAfrika Spectrum. Volume 32 #3. p. 255-280.

Periodical articleDaniels, W.C. Ekow (1996)
The impact of the 1992 Constitution on family rights in Ghana
Abstract presentJournal of African Law. Volume 40 #2. p. 183-193.

Periodical articleDrew, R.S.; Foster, G.; Chitima, J. (1996)
Cultural Practices Associated with Death in the North Nyanga District of Zimbabwe and Their Impact on Widows and Orphans
Abstract presentJournal of Social Development in Africa. Volume 11 #1. p. 79-86.

Periodical articleEverts, Natalie (1996)
See this publicationCherchez la Femme: Gender-Related Issues in Eighteenth-Century Elmina
Abstract presentItinerario: European Journal of Overseas History. Volume 20 #1. p. 45-57.

Periodical articleNcube, Welshman (1996)
Muddling in the Quicksands of Tradition and Custom and Skating Down the Slippery Slopes of Modernity: The Reform of Marriage and Inheritance Laws in Zimbabwe
Abstract presentThe Zimbabwe Law Review. Volume 13. p. 1-19.

Periodical articleRascher, S.B. (1996)
Researching the Indigenous Law of Marriage in South Africa: An Anthropological Perspective
Abstract presentSouth African Journal of Ethnology. Volume 19 #2-3. September. p. 46-50.

Periodical articleDzidzornu, David M. (1995)
Human rights and the widow's material security: the case of the 'intestate' Ghanaian widow
Abstract presentVerfassung und Recht in Übersee. Volume 28 #4. p. 489-521.

Periodical articleSingh, Divya (1995)
See this publicationDiscrimination against lesbians in family law
Abstract presentSouth African Journal on Human Rights. Volume 11 #4. p. 571-581.

Periodical articleYakubu, J. Ademola (1995)
See this publicationThe Application of the Repugnancy Doctrine to Paternity Cases in Nigeria
Abstract presentAfrican Journal of International and Comparative Law. Volume 7 #1. March. p. 129-136.

Periodical articleEbeku, Kaniye S.A. (1994)
The legal status of Nigerian children born by a widow: Chinweze v. Masi revisited
Abstract presentJournal of African Law. Volume 38 #1. p. 46-60.

BookWengi, Jennifer Okumu (ed.) (1994)
The law of succession in Uganda: women, inheritance laws and practices - essays and cases
Nairobi; Kampala. WLEA publications #1.

Periodical article (1993)
Maintenance in Zimbabwe
Legal Forum. Volume 5 #3. September. p. 48-56.

Periodical articleGawanas, Bience (1993)
Stuck in the Middle: Women, the Family and Two Systems of Law
Namibia Review. Volume 2 #3. March. p. 24-29.

Periodical articleDickerman, Carol (1992)
See this publicationAfrican Courts under the Colonial Regime: Usumbura, Ruanda-Urundi, 1938-62
Abstract presentCanadian Journal of African Studies. Volume 26 #1. p. 55-69.

Periodical articleGeisler, Gisela (1992)
See this publicationMoving with Tradition: The Politics of Marriage amongst the Toka of Zambia
Abstract presentCanadian Journal of African Studies. Volume 26 #3. p. 437-461.

Periodical articleOlarinmoye, Esther A. (1992)
Cultural Norms and a Woman's Status in Marriage
Abstract presentAfrican Notes: Bulletin of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. Volume 16 #1-2. p. 15-22.

Periodical articleMndaweni, Cedric B. (1991)
Limping Marriages in the New South Africa?
Abstract presentThe Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa. Volume 24 #2. p. 215-225.

Periodical articleMtengeti-Migiro, Rose (1991)
Legal developments on women's rights to inherit land under customary law in Tanzania
Abstract presentVerfassung und Recht in Übersee. Volume 24 #4. p. 362-371.

Periodical articleAwusabo-Asare, Kofi (1990)
See this publicationMatriliny and the New Intestate Succession Law of Ghana
Abstract presentCanadian Journal of African Studies. Volume 24 #1. p. 1-16.

Periodical articleBaerends, Els A. (1990)
See this publicationWoman is King, Man a Mere Child: Some Notes on the Socio-Legal Position of Women among the Anufom in Northern Togo
Abstract presentJournal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law. #30-31. p. 33-75.

Periodical articleColdham, Simon (1990)
Customary marriage and the urban local courts in Zambia
Abstract presentJournal of African Law. Volume 34 #1. p. 67-75.

Periodical articleGocking, Roger (1990)
See this publicationCompeting Systems of Inheritance before the British Courts of the Gold Coast Colony
Abstract presentInternational Journal of African Historical Studies. Volume 23 #4. p. 601-618.

Periodical articleGriffiths, Anne (1990)
See this publicationThe 'Women's Question' in Kwena Family Disputes
Abstract presentJournal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law. #30-31. p. 223-254.

Periodical articleMolokomme, Athaliah (1990)
See this publicationDisseminating family law reforms: some lessons from Botswana
Abstract presentJournal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law. #30-31. p. 303-329.

Periodical articleNcube, Welshman (1990)
Re-allocation of matrimonial property at the dissolution of marriage in Zimbabwe
Abstract presentJournal of African Law. Volume 34 #1. p. 1-8.

Periodical articlePrinsloo, M.W. (1990)
Pluralism or Unification in Family Law in South Africa
Abstract presentThe Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa. Volume 23 #3. November. p. 324-336.

Periodical articleSachs, A. (1990)
See this publicationThe Family in a Democratic South Africa: Its Constitutional Position
Abstract presentAgenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. #8. p. 40-54.

Periodical articleUzodike, Eunice N.U. (1990)
See this publicationImplications and Limits of Parental Rights in Nigeria
Abstract presentAfrican Journal of International and Comparative Law. Volume 2 #2. p. 282-297.

BookMolokomme, Athaliah (1989)
Maintenance and inheritance in Botswana: laws and literature review
Abstract presentLeiden.

Periodical articleOtlhogile, Bojosi (1989)
See this publicationIs Customary Marriage a 'Union'?
Abstract presentBotswana Notes and Records. Volume 21. p. 61-66.

Periodical articleStewart, J.E. (1989)
Who gets the money? Some aspects of testate and intestate succession in Zimbabwe
Abstract presentThe Zimbabwe Law Review. Volume 7-8. p. 85-103.

Periodical articleAgbekponou, Kouévi (1988)
La vocation héréditaire de la femme dans le droit positif togolais des successions
Abstract presentPenant: revue de droit des pays d'Afrique. Volume 98 #798. p. 421-452.

Periodical articleJames, Deborah (1988)
See this publicationLand Shortage and Inheritance in a Lebowa Village
Abstract presentSocial Dynamics. Volume 14 #2. December. p. 36-51.

Periodical articleRandrianahinoro, S. (1988)
Le 'misintaka' en droit malgache
Abstract presentPenant: revue de droit des pays d'Afrique. Volume 98 #798. p. 413-420.

Periodical articleAigbefo, J.E. (1987)
Marriage Customs in Ishan with Special Reference to Ewohimi in Agbazilo Local Government Area, Bendel State
Abstract presentNigeria Magazine. Volume 55 #3. July-September. p. 27-34.

Periodical articleDaniels, W.C. Ekow (1987)
Recent reforms in Ghana's family law
Abstract presentJournal of African Law. Volume 31 #1-2. p. 93-106.

BookGuyer, Jane I. (1987)
Women and the State in Africa: marriage law, inheritance, and resettlement
Abstract presentBoston, MA: African Studies Center, Boston University. Working papers #129. 13p.

Book chapterKuria, Gibson Kamau (1987)
The African or Customary Marriage in Kenyan Law Today
Abstract presentIn: Transformations of African Marriage. p. 283-306.

Periodical articleNgomba Tshilombayi (1987)
La discrimination a l'egard de la femme au niveau du droit de la famille
Abstract presentRevue juridique du Zaïre: droit écrit et droit coutumier. Volume 63. p. 25-31.

Periodical articleAdinkrah, Kofi Oti (1985)
Artificial law, the real law and an end to the distress of the widow and orphan in matriliny in Ghana
Abstract presentJahrbuch für afrikanisches Recht. Volume 6. p. 91-102.

Periodical articleMamashela, Mothokoa (1985)
Women and development in Africa: with special reference to the legal disabilities of married women in Lesotho
Abstract presentJournal of Eastern African Research and Development. Volume 15. p. 165-170.

Periodical articleNdulo, Muna (1985)
Widows under Zambian customary law and the response of the courts
Abstract presentThe Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa. Volume 18 #1. p. 90-102.

Periodical articleStewart, Julie E. (1983)
The widows lot - a remedy? The application of spoliation orders in customary succession
Abstract presentThe Zimbabwe Law Review. Volume 1-2. p. 72-84.

Periodical articleDelpech, B. (1982)
La terre et les femmes: conflits ruraux au Cameroun du sud
Abstract presentCahiers ORSTOM: Sciences humaines. Volume 19 #2. p. 189-193.

BookEsposito, John L. (1982)
Women in Muslim family law
Abstract presentSyracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. Contemporary issues in the Middle East. 155p.

BookDunbar, R.A. (1980)
Legislative reform and Muslim family law: effects upon women's rights in Africa South of the Sahara
Abstract presentWaltham, MA: African Studies Association. 43p.

Periodical articleNdulo, Muna (1979)
Liability of a Paramour in Damages for Adultery in Customary Law
Abstract presentAfrican Social Research. #28. December. p. 655-666.

Periodical articleSeager, Diana R. (1978)
See this publicationCommissions of inquiry in a rapidly changing society
Abstract presentZambezia. Volume 6 #1. p. 61-67.

Periodical articleDerman, P.J. (1977)
See this publicationStock and aristocracy: the political implications of Swazi marriage
Abstract presentAfrican Studies. Volume 36 #2. p. 119-129.

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