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Court Decisions
In the matter between Mary- Joyce Doo Aphane and The Registrar of Deeds (1st Respondent); Minister of Justice & constitutional Affairs (2nd Respondent); Attorney General (3rd Respondent) In the High Court of Swaziland.
March 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Judges discussion on matrimonial property rights between spouses
February 8, 2012 By 1 Comment
WOMEN AND LAW IN SOUTHERN AFRICA RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST-MALAWI (WLSA MALAWI) AND WOMEN INHERITANCE NOW – AFRICA Recognizing Non-Monetary Contribution by Married Women to Controlling and Owning Of Matrimonial Property Judges Discussion on the subject [...]
THE PLIGHT OF WOMEN WHOSE NAMES DO NOT APPEAR ON TITLE DEEDS
November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
WOMEN AND LAW IN SOUTHERN AFRICA RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TRUST (WLSA) -ZIMBABWE and PADARE MEN’S FORUM ON GENDER THE PLIGHT OF WOMEN WHOSE NAMES DO NOT APPEAR ON TITLE DEED Ssee the whole article…Title deeds and women’s rights WLSA Zimbabwe would like to hear your views preferably in writing. Contact us at Number 16 Lawson [...]
WLSA Zimbabwe Newsletter, October, 2011
November 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
Engaging men as agents of change; Will writing, a saviour for deceased estates; Title deeds rid women’s hardships… Read this and more in …WLSA ZIM Newsletter for October, 2011
WLSA Malawi’s fight for inheritance law sees the law passed
November 1, 2011 By 1 Comment
…gives hope to widows and children For almost 12 years WLSA Malawi has fought to have the inheritance laws in Malawi changed. The success story is that the reformed law has now been passed by Malawi Parliament after being thrown out of during last year’s sitting of Parliament. The President of Malawi, Dr Bingu wa [...]
CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN WITH UNREGISTERED MARRIAGES
September 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In previous articles, we have looked at different forms of marriage, the crime of bigamy and the implications of marriage on inheritance. From the different types of marriages discussed, the unregistered customary law union poses the greatest challenge to widows. READ MORE..CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN WITH UNREGISTERED MARRIAGES
The Gender and Legal Dimensions of HIV/AIDS: Women’s Access to Justice and the Role of the Judiciary
August 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Violations of women’s legal property rights lead to poverty, disease, insecurity, and homelessness. They also lead to violence against women and girls by forcing them to endure abusive relationships or engage in unsafe, transactional sex to secure money, housing, food, and education. The negative economic consequences of property rights violations are magnified for those women [...]
Echaria v Echaria
March 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This is an appeal from the ruling of the superior court whereby the court declared that the husband and the wife were entitled to share Tingoni Farm L.R. No. 6893 comprising of 118 acres in equal shares. Read the whole judgment here…Echaria v Echaria[1]
Judgments from Malawi Courts on distribution of matrimonial property
January 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
From a research conducted by WLSA Malawi in Malawi courts for case law on distribution of matrimonial property, the following are some of the cases that were found in digital format. The cases show the different positions held by the courts on the principles followed in distribution of property between spouses upon break down of [...]
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