ACCESS TO POTABLE WATER FOR THE MARAKWET COMMUNITY IN KENYA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
This research examines the extent to which the women and children of the marginalised and seriously economically challenged rural Marakwet community are able to access potable water under Kenya‟s current water management regime. More specifically, the researcher, a member of the Marakwet community, seeks to predict the effectiveness of the proposed provisions of Kenya‟s draft […]
EXPANSION OF THE DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY OF PROPERTY IN RELATION TO THE PRINCIPLE OF STIPULATIO ALTERI: A CASE OF WIDOWS OF MINE WORKERS IN LESOTHO
This work was written by a legal practitioner who, before the research, had been finding it difficult to defend the rights of the widows of mine workers in Lesotho’s courts against the application of the common law principle of stipulatio alteri in relation to the benefits of employment earned by their deceased husbands who had […]
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF VULNERABLE ADOLESCENTS. A CASE STUDY OF FEMALE ADOLESCENT GIRLS (10-17) LIVING ON THE STREET IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) OF HARARE, ZIMBABWE
Employing primarily the grounded women’s law approach, this research critically analyses the extent to which the government of Zimbabwe meets the rights, needs and interests of girls living on the street in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. The researcher relied for her data on relevant local legislation (including the Constitution and the Children’s Act) and […]
AN ASSESSMENT OF CHILD JUVENILE DETAINEES’ACCESS TO LEGAL AID IN TANZANIA
This study centres on the access to legal aid for child juvenile detainees in mainland Tanzania. The study aims at looking at access to legal aid by child juvenile detainees living in retention homes. Further it aims at understanding the juvenile justice system and to develop strategies for ensuring the justice system is strengthened by […]
THE REGULATION OF VAGINAL DRYING AGENTS IN ZIMBABWE: A CASE STUDY OF HARARE MARKETS AND OUTLETS
This research investigates the taboo, highly sensitive, emotive and secretive subject of the harmful cultural practice of dry sex. It does so in order to put forward a strong case for the state’s long-overdue intervention in the regulation of cheap and dangerous unregistered traditional and conventional vaginal drying agents which are produced in or smuggled […]
WOMEN’S ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: THE MALAWI CASE
This dissertation is based on a study of women‘s access to sustainable energy in Malawi. Sustainable energy for all is one of the goals being pursued in sustainable development. Using qualitative methods and engaging methodological processes that enhance an understanding of women‘s lived realities, the study unmasks factors contributing to women‘s lack of or limited […]
Judicial implementation of the principle of the best interests of the child in matters relating to custody: a case study of court decisions from Ilala district, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
This study centres on the judicial implementation of the principle of the best interests of the child in matters relating to custody in Tanzania. The study aims to explore the factors that are taken into account by the judiciary in implementing the best interests of the child criterion in matters relating to custody. In […]