Does the differential criterion for vesting parental rights and responsibilities of unmarried parents violate international law? A legislative and social study of three African countries

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dc.contributor.authorSloth-Nielsen, Julia
dc.contributor.authorWakefield, Lorenzo
dc.contributor.authorMurungi, Nkatha L.
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-14T19:54:36Z
dc.date.available2014-01-14T19:54:36Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe right to non-discrimination for all children is established in international human rights law. International children's rights law further provides for the common responsibility of parents for the maintenance of their children. African customary law and common law have always made a distinction between children born in and out of wedlock so far as the duty to maintain them is concerned. The resilience of this customary and common law approach is evident in statutory provisions of the countries discussed in this article. This is despite international obligations under children's rights treaties ratified by these countries. On the face of it, the distinction of responsibility based on marital status seems harmless. However, in view of gender inequities and resource distribution between men and women in society, such a distinction has serious implications for the rights of affected children.en_US
dc.description.accreditationWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.identifier.citationSloth-Nielsen, J; Wakefield, L. & Murungi, N.L. (2011). Does the differential criterion for vesting parental rights and responsibilities of unmarried parents violate international law? A legislative and social study of three African countries. Journal of African Law, 55 (2): 203-229en_US
dc.identifier.issn0021-8553
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/949
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.rightsCopyright Cambridge University Press. This file may be freely used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. Acknowledgement of the authors and the source is required.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021855311000118
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectUnmarried parentsen_US
dc.subjectinternational lawen_US
dc.subjectChildren's rightsen_US
dc.subjectSex differences (Biology)en_US
dc.subjectParent & Childen_US
dc.subjectCustomary lawen_US
dc.subjectResponsibilityen_US
dc.subjectInternational obligationsen_US
dc.titleDoes the differential criterion for vesting parental rights and responsibilities of unmarried parents violate international law? A legislative and social study of three African countriesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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