Given our experience working on land governance in Malawi, we offer the following considerations to take into account when preparing for a national rollout of the Customary Land Act: Devolution: Malawi should implement the devolution and district registry plans to devolve land administ...
Under section 23 of the Act, a child is defined as having been “sexually abused if the child has taken part, whether as a participant or an observer in any activity which is sexual in nature for the purposes of any pornographic or indecent material, photograph, recording, film, videotape...
As explained in the background, countries have cross-border responsibilities for child rights in other countries, are duty bearers, and are required to act in terms of international cooperation to ensure all children have their rights fulfilled. In view of these obligations and the finding that t...
Upon conviction a person who commits the offence is liable to a fine, imprisonment of up to 10 years or both. Commentators have decried the discriminatory effect of the Anti-Pornography Act on women’s rights in Uganda. Especially when, in the immediate aftermath of the passing of the law,...
identifying the key actors and assessing their knowledge, interests, positions, alliances, and importance related to the policy [24]. Literature has argued that SA is key to identifying problems that are solved when many entities are involved, affected, or have some partial responsibility to act ...
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Further, the Water Works Act (1995) regulates water supply and sanitation services in urban areas of Malawi and defines operation of its five water boards, namely Lilongwe, Blantyre, Central, Southern and Northern Regions. Access to safe and potable water in the country is mainly provided via ...