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Women’s Land Rights in Uganda. Securing Women’s Resource Rights through Gender Transformative Approaches

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Following constitutional reforms in the 1995 Constitution, Uganda has promoted important reforms formalizing customary tenure systems and promoting changes in land administration that recognize women’s participation and engagement in land governance structures.
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https://doi.org/10.17528/cifor/008263
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    Publication year

    2022

    Authors

    Enokenwa, O.

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    gender, customary law, land tenure, legal rights, rural women, rural communitiy

    Geographic

    Uganda

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