Gender and forum shopping in land conflict resolution in Northern Uganda

Bibliographic Data

ID14799999
AuthorsIrene Winnie Anying (Gulu University), Q Gausset (0000-0001-9826-3674, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume49
Issue3
Pages353-372
Publication date2017-09-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0732-9113 • E-ISSN: 2305-9931
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07329113.2017.1383023
OpenAlexW2760486903
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited32

Northern Uganda has been plagued by a long and violent civil war that lasted from 1996 to 2006, during which 2.5 million people were internally displaced and placed in camps. During the conflict, Uganda adopted a new constitution and a new land act that recognised customary land tenure and the role played by customary institutions in resolving land disputes. Following the cessation of hostilities in 2006, people began to go back “home”, and many land conflicts ensued. Because women are generally considered as particularly vulnerable in land conflicts, they have received much attention from the Ugandan government, international donors, and NGOs. This article focuses on how women make use of the existing legal pluralism in Uganda to defend their interests in land disputes. It argues that land conflicts are often proxies of social conflicts, which play a major role in women's opting for customary institutions to resolve their land conflicts

Conflict resolution · Dispute resolution · Geography · Political science · Resolution (logic · African history and culture analysis · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Computer Science · Land Rights and Reforms · Law

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