Lea Mwambene
Biographic Data
| ID | 4275157 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lea Mwambene |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lea |
| FAMILY NAME | Mwambene |
| SIGNATURE | MWAMBENE L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Western Cape |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Gender, Poverty and Access to Justice
The thin edge of the wedge
Ukuthwala, a mock abduction of a girl for the purpose of a customary marriage, has been subject to debate at both local and national level. This debate culminated into a South African Law Reform Commission Report on the practice of ukuthwala. However, the case of Jezile v S brings theory into reality, putting in stark relief the issues that surround this custom in a constitutional democracy. The Jezile case highlights the disjuncture between comm…
Unfulfilled Promises? The Implementation of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act in South Africa
The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 1998 (the Act) regulates all matters in relation to customary marriages in South Africa. The Act was specifically enacted to recognize customary marriages as valid, but was also passed to address gender inequality by regulating various customary marriage aspects, the most important being registration and proprietary consequences. This article reflects on the findings of a qualitative study on the registr…
Custody Disputes Under African Customary Family Law in Malawi
In Malawi, there are two predominant African customary family law systems: matrilineal and patrilineal. Under the matrilineal system, children born in marriage are affiliated to the clan of the wife. In the patrilineal system, provided lobola obligations have been complied with, children born in marriage are affiliated to the clan of the husband. The 1994 Malawi Constitution alters these customary rules in that it gives both spouses equal rights …
Custody Disputes Under African Customary Family Law in Malawi
In Malawi, there are two predominant African customary family law systems: matrilineal and patrilineal. Under the matrilineal system, children born in marriage are affiliated to the clan of the wife. In the patrilineal system, provided lobola obligations have been complied with, children born in marriage are affiliated to the clan of the husband. The 1994 Malawi Constitution alters these customary rules in that it gives both spouses equal rights …
The thin edge of the wedge
Ukuthwala, a mock abduction of a girl for the purpose of a customary marriage, has been subject to debate at both local and national level. This debate culminated into a South African Law Reform Commission Report on the practice of ukuthwala. However, the case of Jezile v S brings theory into reality, putting in stark relief the issues that surround this custom in a constitutional democracy. The Jezile case highlights the disjuncture between comm…
Custody Disputes Under African Customary Family Law in Malawi
In Malawi, there are two predominant African customary family law systems: matrilineal and patrilineal. Under the matrilineal system, children born in marriage are affiliated to the clan of the wife. In the patrilineal system, provided lobola obligations have been complied with, children born in marriage are affiliated to the clan of the husband. The 1994 Malawi Constitution alters these customary rules in that it gives both spouses equal rights …
Unfulfilled Promises? The Implementation of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act in South Africa
The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 1998 (the Act) regulates all matters in relation to customary marriages in South Africa. The Act was specifically enacted to recognize customary marriages as valid, but was also passed to address gender inequality by regulating various customary marriage aspects, the most important being registration and proprietary consequences. This article reflects on the findings of a qualitative study on the registr…
The thin edge of the wedge
Ukuthwala, a mock abduction of a girl for the purpose of a customary marriage, has been subject to debate at both local and national level. This debate culminated into a South African Law Reform Commission Report on the practice of ukuthwala. However, the case of Jezile v S brings theory into reality, putting in stark relief the issues that surround this custom in a constitutional democracy. The Jezile case highlights the disjuncture between comm…
Gender, Poverty and Access to Justice
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Legal Issues in South Africa (3 works) · Human Rights and Development (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · South African History and Culture (2 works) · Africa (1 work) · Alienation (1 work) · Argument (complex analysis (1 work)