Women's rights to property in marriage, divorce, and widowhood in Uganda: The problematic aspects

Human Rights Review

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-221

  Kafumbe, Anthony Luyirika ^a  

^a East African Community Secretariat   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Marriage; Matrimonial property; Women's rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956254268     PISSN: 15248879     EISSN: 18746306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12142-008-0112-0     Document Type: Article

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