Issues in Women's Land Rights in Cameroo
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Issues in Women's Land Rights in Cameroo

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  2. English
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Issues in Women's Land Rights in Cameroo

About this book

This book explores the customary, social, economic political and rights issues surrounding access, ownership and control over land from a gender perspective. It combines theory and practice from researchers, lawyers and judges, each with track records of working on women and rights concerns. The nexus between the reluctance to recognize and materialize womens right to land, and the increasing feminization of poverty is undeniable. The problem assumes special acuity in an essentially agrarian context like Cameroon, where the problem is not so much the law as its manner of application. That this book delves into investigating the principal sources and reasons for this prevalent injustice is particularly welcome. As some of the analyses reveal, denying women their right to land acquisition or inheritance is sometimes contrary to established judicial precedents and even in total dissonance with the countrys constitution. Traditional and cultural shibboleths associated with land acquisition and ownership that tend to stymie womens development and fulfilment, must be quickly shirked, for such retrograde excuses can no longer find comfort in the law, morality nor in modern traditional thinking. The trend, albeit timid, of appointing women to Land Consultative Boards and even as traditional authorities, can only be salutary. These are some positive practical steps that can translate the notion of equal rights into equal power over land for both sexes; otherwise equality in this context will remain an unattractive slogan.

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Yes, you can access Issues in Women's Land Rights in Cameroo by N. Fonjong in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Gender Studies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Langaa RPCIG
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9789956726837
eBook ISBN
9789956727018
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Gender Studies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Foreword
  7. Summary
  8. Chapter One - Introduction to Land and Rural Women in Cameroon
  9. Chapter Two - Equal Rights but Unequal Power over Land: Rethinking the Process of Engendering Land Ownership and Management in Cameroon
  10. Chapter Three - Women’s Inheritance Rights in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon
  11. Chapter Four - Exploring Women’s Rights within the Cameroonian Legal System: Where do Customary Practices of Bride-Price Fit in?
  12. Chapter Five - Women and Land Registration in Anglophone Cameroon: Lessons from South Africa
  13. Chapter Six - Mediating between Customs and Statutes in the Process of Land Registration and Enforcement of Women’s Rights in Cameroon: The Role of the Administration
  14. Chapter Seven - Land Reforms in South Africa and Uganda: Practices for Enhancing the Process in Cameroon
  15. Chapter Eight - Discrimination in Women’s Property and Inheritance Rights in Cameroon: The Role of Human Rights NGOs in Promoting Gender Sensitive Land Reforms
  16. Notes on Contributors
  17. B ack cover