Female genital mutilation in Uganda : a glimpse at the abolition process

dc.contributor.authorMujuzi, Jamil Ddamulira
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-19T07:12:53Z
dc.date.available2013-02-13T00:20:03Z
dc.date.issued2012-02-13
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://journals.cambridge.org/JALen_US
dc.identifier.citationMujuzi, JD 2012, 'Female genital mutilation in Uganda : a glimpse at the abolition process', Journal of African Law, NYP, doi: 10.1017/S002185531100026X.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0021-8553 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1464-3731 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1017/S002185531100026X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/19828
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.rights© School of Oriental and African Studies, 2012en_US
dc.subjectFemale genital mutilationen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleFemale genital mutilation in Uganda : a glimpse at the abolition processen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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