The impact of the Bill of Rights on African Customary Family Laws: a study of the rights of women in Malawi with some reference to developments in South Africa
| dc.contributor.advisor | de Villiers, F.A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mwambene, Lea | |
| dc.contributor.other | ||
| dc.contributor.other | Faculty of Law | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-07T09:10:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010/04/18 23:24 | |
| dc.date.available | 2012/01/03 | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-02-07T09:10:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2780 | |
| dc.description | Doctor Legum - LLD | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.subject | African customary family laws | en_US |
| dc.subject | Bill of Rights | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cultural rights | en_US |
| dc.subject | Customary marriage | en_US |
| dc.subject | Divorce | en_US |
| dc.subject | Inheritance | en_US |
| dc.subject | Matrimonial property | en_US |
| dc.subject | Matrilineal | en_US |
| dc.subject | Patrilineal | en_US |
| dc.subject | Women's rights | en_US |
| dc.title | The impact of the Bill of Rights on African Customary Family Laws: a study of the rights of women in Malawi with some reference to developments in South Africa | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.description.country | South Africa |
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