Browsing School of Law (S.Law) Collection by Issue Date "2022-08"
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Analysis of health rights of females with physical disabilities in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08)Maternal health is the health of women during pregnancy, child birth, and the postpartum period. Moreover, in most cases, it encompasses the health care dimensions of the family planning, preconception, parental and postnatal ... -
An analysis on the effect of the gender divide and gender inequality on women’s progression in employment in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-08)The research paper is centered around gender inequality and the gender divide in formal employment in the public sphere. There is to be an analysis of the private- public divide in reference to the social division of labour ... -
Engendering the empowerment of women through inheritance rights: an analysis of the succession (Amendment) Act, 2022
(Makerere University, 2022-08)This study examines the Succession (Amendment) Act, 2022, with the main purpose to examine engendering of empowerment of women through inheritance rights. Using a feminist lens, the study reveals that the Succession ... -
A feminist analysis of the impact of the law on abortion in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08)Uganda’s unmet need for family planning by 2016 stood at 30%. The teenage pregnancy rate in Uganda was equally high and stood at 25%. A UNICEF report in 2021 showed that this number grew with a 366% increase in pregnancies ... -
Intellectual property in culture: a concept worth the chase or a dream to forget
(Makerere University, 2022-08)Metaphorically and literally, culture is garment we adorn ourselves with. Whether literally to make a fashion statement, honor the dress code at a traditional ceremony, perhaps wear that traditional dress to assimilate ... -
Regardless of frontiers" interrogating the legitimacy of defamation laws in Uganda today
(Makerere University, 2022-08)This dissertation is aimed at interrogating the legitimacy of defamation laws in Uganda, particularly within the context of the right to freedom of expression. The paper critically examines the law, policy, and practice ... -
Striking a balance: the free speech versus hate speech debate a comprehensive and comparative analysis of international and domestic law
(Makerere University, 2022-08)Within contemporary public debate (internationally and in Uganda), there is a difference of opinion between the understanding of the fundamentality, constitutionality and the scope of the right to freedom of speech and ... -
Towards more equitable reparations: an appraisal of reparations on developing countries under state responsibility in international law
(Makerere University, 2022-08)Under State Responsibility in International Law, one of the consequences states that violate their international obligations face is paying reparations to the states that have been injured by the responsible state’s actions. ...