Masters Dissertation

Zambia is bound by several regional and international Human Rights Instruments to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women in its educational   institutions. This dissertation explores how the ZPTC’s failure to engender its curriculum and entire training and teaching climate has hardened and perpetuated the strong patriarchal values of this male-dominated institution. As a […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]