Full citation: Namibia Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare & FAO, “Report on the proceedings of the National Conference on Women’s Land and Property Rights and Livelihood in Namibia, with a Special Focus on HIV/AIDS,” (July 2005).
Record Topic: Customary Practices
Women’s Land Rights in Zambia: Policy Provisions, Legal Framework and Constraints
Full citation: Machina, H., “Women’s Land Rights in Zambia: Policy Provisions, Legal Framework and Constraints,” WOMEN’S LAND RIGHTS CONFERENCE PRESENTATION (Zambia National Land Alliance, May 2002).
Reconciling Indigenous and Women’s Rights to Land in Sub-Saharan Africa
Full citation: Polavarapu, A., “Reconciling Indigenous and Women’s Rights to Land in Sub-Saharan Africa,” 43 GEORGIA JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW (November 2013).
Dark Day for Women’s Rights in Lesotho as Highest Court Upholds Discriminatory Chieftainship Act
The Mystery of Capital Formation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Women, Property Rights and Customary Law
Full citation: Joireman, S.F. (2008). “The Mystery of Capital Formation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Women, Property Rights and Customary Law,” World Development, Elsevier, vol. 36(7), pages 1233-1246, July. – Economists such as Hernando De Soto have argued that clearly defined property rights are essential to capital formation and ultimately to economic growth and poverty alleviation. This article traces two impediments to the clear definition of property rights in the African context: customary law and the status of women. Both of these issues interfere with the attempt of African countries to rearticulate property law with the goal of capital formation. Constructive attempts […]
On the Edge of the Law: Women’s Property Rights and Dispute Resolution in Kisii, Kenya
Full citation: Henrysson, E. and Joireman, S. (2009). “On the Edge of the Law: Women’s Property Rights and Dispute Resolution in Kisii, Kenya.” Law Society Review 43(1), 39-60. – This study used interviews and focus groups to explore property disputes and perceptions of formal and customary systems of dispute resolution. The initial interviews were structured and conducted with various groups and individuals. In Kenya, government efforts at establishing clearly defined property rights and adjudication mechanisms have run up against alternative processes for the adjudication of disputes. This research demonstrates that customary processes may also carry a monetary cost that puts […]
Nigeria: Supreme Court Invalidates Igbo Customary Law Denying Female Descendants the Right to Inherit
U.S. Library of Congress – Global Legal Monitor