DUAL CITIZENSHIP AS A SOLUTION TO CITIZENSHIP CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN IN ZAMBIA. A CASE STUDY OF ZAMBIAN WOMEN MARRIED TO NONNATIONALS IN LUSAKA AND COPPERBELT PROVINCES OF ZAMBIA.
As a general rule, Zambia does not recognise dual citizenship. According to Zambia’s Constitution, however, its citizens cannot forfeit their citizenship if they acquire a foreign citizenship by marriage. By implication, therefore, the Zambian Constitution permits its citizens to acquire dual citizenship by marriage. As a direct result, however, of a misinterpretation and, hence, misapplication […]
Do custody laws protect the best interests of children in Zimbabwe in the light of international instruments?
The laws of custody do not fully comply with the international instruments on the rights of children. International instruments presuppose a society based on principles of equality where all members of the human race enjoy the same rights and are equal in dignity, where women and children’s rights are recognized and guaranteed. In reality, however, […]
‘ANY PERSON WHO…’ INTERROGATING THE NATURE OF POLICE TRAINING AND HOW IT INFLUENCES THE MALAWI POLICE SERVICE’S (MPS) RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
This research reveals that as a direct result of a lack of proper training of its police officers in gender sensitivity, the Malawi Police Service (MPS) finds itself guilty of failing to protect and sometimes blatantly violates the numerous human rights of women victims of sexual offences. This qualitative piece of research was conducted in […]
DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO PREGNANT WOMEN IN SELECTED HOSPITALS IN NAIROBI, KENYA: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS
The writer of this dissertation, a lawyer, examines the delivery of services to pregnant women in two selected hospitals (viz., Pumwani Maternity Hospital and Kenyatta National Hospital) in Nairobi, Kenya and attempts to measure the delivery against the standards laid down in legal and human rights instruments which are local, regional and international in nature […]