Customary law and its implications for women's rights and access to land in Africa : the case of anglophone Cameroon

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dc.contributor.authorFonjong, Lotsmart
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-17T19:55:16Z
dc.date.available2011-11-17T19:55:16Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionPowerPoint presentationen
dc.description.abstractThis presentation focuses on women’s rights to land in the context of the dual customary and statutory practices that regulate land tenure in Cameroon. Statutory laws should be written in simple and engendered language to avoid generalities that reinforce discrimination. Colonialism in Africa altered the status of men and women vis-à-vis land and tenure: rigid sexual division of labour presented the man as the breadwinner and women as the home manager. By extension, the introduction of a market economy gave men control of the land. Decentralized power structures are needed, with enough resources to issue land titles and joint land titles.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (14 p. : ill.)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/47559
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Bueaen
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY LAWen
dc.subjectWOMEN'S RIGHTSen
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIPen
dc.subjectLAND TENUREen
dc.subjectGENDER DISCRIMINATIONen
dc.subjectCAMEROONen
dc.subjectOWNERSHIPen
dc.subjectLAND TITLESen
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUSen
dc.subjectLAND ADMINISTRATIONen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleCustomary law and its implications for women's rights and access to land in Africa : the case of anglophone Cameroonen
dc.title.alternativeSession 5en
dc.typePresentationen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number106075
idrc.project.titleGendered Terrain : Women's Rights and Access to Land in Africaen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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