applied by Ugandan courts, yet these are difficult to ascertain. It should be amended
so that only ascertainable statutory legal principles are applied.
The Constitution should be amended to include an automatic right to Ugandan
citizenship for all persons born in Uganda. The jus sanguinis principle should only
be adhered to where it does not disadvantage any person in regard to land and soil
rights in Africa. Future researchers should build on the analysis made herein and step
up their advocacy drives to persuade African governments to undertake the necessary reforms in their land regulatory policies and laws.
References
Ahmed N (1999) Race, class and citizenship. The civil rights struggle in Mobile, Alabama Thesis
submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Leicester, 1925–85
Asiimwe J (2001) Making women’s land rights a reality in Uganda: advocacy for co-ownership by
spouses. Yale Hum Rights Dev J 4(1), Article 8. Retrieved March 12, 2018, from http://
digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/yhrdlj
Benhabib S (1993) Feminist theory and Hannah Arendt’s concept of public space. Hist Hum Sci
6:97–114. Retrieved from https://cpb-us-west-2-juc1ugur1qwqqqo4.stackpathdns.com/
campuspress.yale.edu/dist/3/949/fi
Busingye G (2012) Revisiting impediments to Women’s land decision-making processes in
Uganda, human rights and peace centre, Makerere University. East Afr J Peace Hum Rights
18(2):454
Busingye G (2017) Law and gender relations in land decision-making processes. A case study of
Ibanda Town Council, Western Uganda. A Thesis Submitted to The Directorate of Research and
Graduate Training of Makerere University for The Award of A Doctor
Chirisa IEW, Mumba A, Dirwai SO (2014) A review of the evolution and trajectory of the African
union as an instrument of regional integration. SpringerPlus 3. Retrieved November 14, 2018,
from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3940719
Chopra D, Mülle C (eds) (2016) Connecting perspectives on women’s empowerment.
Transforming Development Knowledge, IDS Bulletin, 47. Retrieved from https://opendocs.
ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/123456789/9700/IDSB_47_1A_10.1
Coetzee AA (2017) African feminism as decolonizing force. A philosophical exploration of the
work of Oyèrónké Oyĕwùmí. Ph.D Thesis, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Ezenwa-Ohaeto N (2015) Fighting patriarchy in Nigerian cultures through children’s literature.
Stud Lit Lang 10(6):59–66. Retrieved November 20, 2018, from http://www.cscanada.net/
index.php/sll/article/viewFile/7217/7576
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO (2010) Gender dimensions of
agricultural and rural employment. Differentiated pathways out of poverty status, trends and
gaps, Rome
Gaard G (ed) (1993) Ecofeminism women, animals, nature. Temple University Press, Philadelphia
German L (1981) Theories of patriarchy. International socialism (second series) 12 in 1981.
Retrieved March 9, 2018, from http://isj.org.uk/theories-of-patriarchy
Gingrich P (1999) Marx’s theory of social class and class structure. University of Regina, Department of Sociology and Social Studies. Retrieved November 14, 2018, from http://www.u.
arizona.edu/~gradisek/STORIESmarx.html
Government of the Republic of Uganda Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development,
(2006) The Uganda National Land Use Policy, 2006. Retrieved from mlhud: http://mlhud.go.ug/
wp-content/uploads/2013/08/National-Land-use-Policy.pdf
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so that only ascertainable statutory legal principles are applied.
The Constitution should be amended to include an automatic right to Ugandan
citizenship for all persons born in Uganda. The jus sanguinis principle should only
be adhered to where it does not disadvantage any person in regard to land and soil
rights in Africa. Future researchers should build on the analysis made herein and step
up their advocacy drives to persuade African governments to undertake the necessary reforms in their land regulatory policies and laws.
References
Ahmed N (1999) Race, class and citizenship. The civil rights struggle in Mobile, Alabama Thesis
submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Leicester, 1925–85
Asiimwe J (2001) Making women’s land rights a reality in Uganda: advocacy for co-ownership by
spouses. Yale Hum Rights Dev J 4(1), Article 8. Retrieved March 12, 2018, from http://
digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/yhrdlj
Benhabib S (1993) Feminist theory and Hannah Arendt’s concept of public space. Hist Hum Sci
6:97–114. Retrieved from https://cpb-us-west-2-juc1ugur1qwqqqo4.stackpathdns.com/
campuspress.yale.edu/dist/3/949/fi
Busingye G (2012) Revisiting impediments to Women’s land decision-making processes in
Uganda, human rights and peace centre, Makerere University. East Afr J Peace Hum Rights
18(2):454
Busingye G (2017) Law and gender relations in land decision-making processes. A case study of
Ibanda Town Council, Western Uganda. A Thesis Submitted to The Directorate of Research and
Graduate Training of Makerere University for The Award of A Doctor
Chirisa IEW, Mumba A, Dirwai SO (2014) A review of the evolution and trajectory of the African
union as an instrument of regional integration. SpringerPlus 3. Retrieved November 14, 2018,
from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3940719
Chopra D, Mülle C (eds) (2016) Connecting perspectives on women’s empowerment.
Transforming Development Knowledge, IDS Bulletin, 47. Retrieved from https://opendocs.
ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/123456789/9700/IDSB_47_1A_10.1
Coetzee AA (2017) African feminism as decolonizing force. A philosophical exploration of the
work of Oyèrónké Oyĕwùmí. Ph.D Thesis, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Ezenwa-Ohaeto N (2015) Fighting patriarchy in Nigerian cultures through children’s literature.
Stud Lit Lang 10(6):59–66. Retrieved November 20, 2018, from http://www.cscanada.net/
index.php/sll/article/viewFile/7217/7576
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO (2010) Gender dimensions of
agricultural and rural employment. Differentiated pathways out of poverty status, trends and
gaps, Rome
Gaard G (ed) (1993) Ecofeminism women, animals, nature. Temple University Press, Philadelphia
German L (1981) Theories of patriarchy. International socialism (second series) 12 in 1981.
Retrieved March 9, 2018, from http://isj.org.uk/theories-of-patriarchy
Gingrich P (1999) Marx’s theory of social class and class structure. University of Regina, Department of Sociology and Social Studies. Retrieved November 14, 2018, from http://www.u.
arizona.edu/~gradisek/STORIESmarx.html
Government of the Republic of Uganda Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development,
(2006) The Uganda National Land Use Policy, 2006. Retrieved from mlhud: http://mlhud.go.ug/
wp-content/uploads/2013/08/National-Land-use-Policy.pdf
African Feminism, Land Tenure and Soil Rights in Africa: A Case of Uganda
153