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| 505 | 8 | |a Recommendations for Engendering the Process of Land Reforms in CameroonReferences; Chapter Three -- Women's Inheritance Rights in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon; Abstract; Introduction; Sources of Law and Applicable Laws; Courts with jurisdiction to hear probate matters; Testate Succession (Testacy); Conditions necessary for a valid will; Form and Contents of Wills; The place of nuncupative wills post-obit gifts and gifts inter vivos; Intestacy (Intestate Succession); The Surviving Spouse; Inheritance rights of Married girls; The position of children born out of wedlock | |
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| spelling | Issues in women's land rights in Cameroon / edited by Lotsmart N. Fonjong. Cameroon : Langaa Research & Pub., ©2012. 1 online resource (161 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier 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 ... Print version record. Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Summary; Chapter One -- Introduction to Land and Rural Women in Cameroon; Introduction; The Rural Woman in Cameroon; Women and Land in Agricultural Improvement and Socio-Economic Stability; Women and Land in Natural Resource and Holistic Environmental Management; Women and Water-related Issues; Cameroonian Rural Women and Forest Resource Exploitation; Rural Women Functionality within the Cameroonian Process of Decentralization; Conclusion; References Chapter Two -- Equal Rights but Unequal Power over Land: Rethinking the Process of Engendering Land Ownership and Management in CameroonAbstract; Introduction; Contextualizing Issues of Rights and Women's Empowerment; Rethinking of Women' Land Rights; Gender dynamics and use of land; Why this Gender Discrimination in Land Ownership; Customary Laws in Cameroon; The Ineffectiveness of Statutory Provisions; Limitations of Legal Enforcement of Women's Land rights in Cameroon; The Basis for Engendering Land Reforms in Cameroon; Opportunities for Land Reforms; Conclusions Recommendations for Engendering the Process of Land Reforms in CameroonReferences; Chapter Three -- Women's Inheritance Rights in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon; Abstract; Introduction; Sources of Law and Applicable Laws; Courts with jurisdiction to hear probate matters; Testate Succession (Testacy); Conditions necessary for a valid will; Form and Contents of Wills; The place of nuncupative wills post-obit gifts and gifts inter vivos; Intestacy (Intestate Succession); The Surviving Spouse; Inheritance rights of Married girls; The position of children born out of wedlock Administration of EstatesDistribution; Devolution to the surviving spouse; Revocation of grant of probate and letters; Liabilities and penalties for administration of estates; Conclusion; Chapter Four -- Exploring Women's Rights within the Cameroonian Legal System: Where do Customary Practices of Bride-Price Fit in?; Abstract; Introduction; Customary Laws and Practices as a Hindrance to Women's Rights; Bride-Price and the Validity of Marriage; Bride-Price and Monogamy (and Bigamy); Bride-Price and the Dissolution of Marriage; Bride-Price and Paternity; Refund Of Bride-price Bride-price, women and propertyConclusion; Chapter Five -- Women and Land Registration in Anglophone Cameroon: Lessons from South Africa; Abstract; Introduction; Theoretical framework of the paper; Social welfare Component of Land; African World view on property rights; Research Methodology; Land and Registration: An Overview; Registration as Instrument for Exclusion: South African Experience; Conclusion; 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; Abstract; Introduction Women's rights Cameroon. Land tenure Cameroon. Right of property Cameroon. Women Legal status, laws, etc. Cameroon. Femmes Droits Cameroun. Droit de propriété Cameroun. POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Freedom & Security Human Rights. bisacsh Land tenure fast Right of property fast Women Legal status, laws, etc. fast Women's rights fast Cameroon fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrrCCJKHyfBgbQyKWtR8C Fonjong, Lotsmart N. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006004371 has work: Issues in women's land rights in Cameroon (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFpFD8f47WMhqfYTWDV7Xm https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Issues in women's land rights in Cameroon. Cameroon : Langaa Research & Pub., ©2012 9789956726837 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=439557 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Issues in women's land rights in Cameroon / Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Summary; Chapter One -- Introduction to Land and Rural Women in Cameroon; Introduction; The Rural Woman in Cameroon; Women and Land in Agricultural Improvement and Socio-Economic Stability; Women and Land in Natural Resource and Holistic Environmental Management; Women and Water-related Issues; Cameroonian Rural Women and Forest Resource Exploitation; Rural Women Functionality within the Cameroonian Process of Decentralization; Conclusion; References Chapter Two -- Equal Rights but Unequal Power over Land: Rethinking the Process of Engendering Land Ownership and Management in CameroonAbstract; Introduction; Contextualizing Issues of Rights and Women's Empowerment; Rethinking of Women' Land Rights; Gender dynamics and use of land; Why this Gender Discrimination in Land Ownership; Customary Laws in Cameroon; The Ineffectiveness of Statutory Provisions; Limitations of Legal Enforcement of Women's Land rights in Cameroon; The Basis for Engendering Land Reforms in Cameroon; Opportunities for Land Reforms; Conclusions Recommendations for Engendering the Process of Land Reforms in CameroonReferences; Chapter Three -- Women's Inheritance Rights in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon; Abstract; Introduction; Sources of Law and Applicable Laws; Courts with jurisdiction to hear probate matters; Testate Succession (Testacy); Conditions necessary for a valid will; Form and Contents of Wills; The place of nuncupative wills post-obit gifts and gifts inter vivos; Intestacy (Intestate Succession); The Surviving Spouse; Inheritance rights of Married girls; The position of children born out of wedlock Administration of EstatesDistribution; Devolution to the surviving spouse; Revocation of grant of probate and letters; Liabilities and penalties for administration of estates; Conclusion; Chapter Four -- Exploring Women's Rights within the Cameroonian Legal System: Where do Customary Practices of Bride-Price Fit in?; Abstract; Introduction; Customary Laws and Practices as a Hindrance to Women's Rights; Bride-Price and the Validity of Marriage; Bride-Price and Monogamy (and Bigamy); Bride-Price and the Dissolution of Marriage; Bride-Price and Paternity; Refund Of Bride-price Bride-price, women and propertyConclusion; Chapter Five -- Women and Land Registration in Anglophone Cameroon: Lessons from South Africa; Abstract; Introduction; Theoretical framework of the paper; Social welfare Component of Land; African World view on property rights; Research Methodology; Land and Registration: An Overview; Registration as Instrument for Exclusion: South African Experience; Conclusion; 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; Abstract; Introduction Women's rights Cameroon. Land tenure Cameroon. Right of property Cameroon. Women Legal status, laws, etc. Cameroon. Femmes Droits Cameroun. Droit de propriété Cameroun. POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Freedom & Security Human Rights. bisacsh Land tenure fast Right of property fast Women Legal status, laws, etc. fast Women's rights fast |
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| title_full | Issues in women's land rights in Cameroon / edited by Lotsmart N. Fonjong. |
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| topic | Women's rights Cameroon. Land tenure Cameroon. Right of property Cameroon. Women Legal status, laws, etc. Cameroon. Femmes Droits Cameroun. Droit de propriété Cameroun. POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Freedom & Security Human Rights. bisacsh Land tenure fast Right of property fast Women Legal status, laws, etc. fast Women's rights fast |
| topic_facet | Women's rights Cameroon. Land tenure Cameroon. Right of property Cameroon. Women Legal status, laws, etc. Cameroon. Femmes Droits Cameroun. Droit de propriété Cameroun. POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Freedom & Security Human Rights. Land tenure Right of property Women Legal status, laws, etc. Women's rights Cameroon |
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