Sogunro, Ayodele2024-11-182024-11-182024-122024-08*D2024http://hdl.handle.net/2263/99106Mini Dissertation (LLM (Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2024.The research problematises the interpretation of Article 45(2) of the Constitution which only recognises marriage between the opposite sex as the stumbling block to decriminalise anti-sodomy laws. It uses doctrinal and qualitative methodology to explore inclusive interpretative approaches within the transformative constitutionalism and queer theoretical framework to augment decriminalisation of anti-sodomy laws. It makes three-pronged findings. First, the existing judicial approaches that cite Article 45(2) of the Constitution to affirm anti-sodomy laws are premised on the colonial and majoritarian heteronormative constructs. Secondly, the approaches deviate from various inclusive interpretative approaches developed within transformative constitutionalism and queer theoretical frameworks as espoused on international, regional and national jurisprudence that has decriminalised ant-sodomy laws. Finally, the research tested the nine inclusive interpretative approaches against Article 45(2) of the Constitution with positive results in reviewing the anti-sodomy laws. It thus recommended that courts embrace decoloniality, draw lessons from comparative jurisprudence and inject a dose of judicial activism to augment inclusive interpretative approaches to decriminalise anti-sodomy laws.en© 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.UCTDConstitutional interpretationDecriminalisationTransformative constitutionalismQueer legal theoryDecolonialityAnti-sodomy lawsInterpretationSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)SDG-05: Gender equalityLaw theses SDG-05SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsLaw theses SDG-16Mini DissertationU23995302Disclaimer Letter