Women's rights to equality and non-discrimination: Discriminatory family legislation in Uganda and the yole of Uganda's constitutional court

International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-372

  Ssenyonjo, Manisuli ^a  

^a Elliott Jaques Building   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 57749164135     PISSN: 13609939     EISSN: 14643707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/lawfam/ebm010     Document Type: Article

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