Female genital mutilation in Uganda : a glimpse at the abolition process
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Mujuzi, Jamil Ddamulira
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Cambridge University Press
Abstract
This article looks at three legal steps that have been taken in Uganda to abolish the
practice of female genital mutilation: (1) a process during the drafting of the constitution
that resulted in the enactment of different constitutional provisions that
implicitly rendered female genital mutilation unconstitutional; (2) the declaration
by the Constitutional Court in the case of Law and Advocacy for Women in
Uganda v Attorney General in July 2010 that the practice is unconstitutional; and
(3) the enactment in April 2010 of the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation
Act. This article highlights some of the challenges that are likely to be encountered
in enforcing both the Constitutional Court decision and the Prohibition of Female
Genital Mutilation Act.
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Female genital mutilation, Uganda
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Mujuzi, JD 2012, 'Female genital mutilation in Uganda : a glimpse at the abolition process', Journal of African Law, NYP, doi: 10.1017/S002185531100026X.