Die gewohnheitsrechtliche Praktik der Leviratsehe in Kenia und Uganda
The practice of levirate marriage describes cases where, under the customary conception of marriage, a male relative of the deceased husband ‘inherits’ or ‘takes over’ his widow. Based on the concept of legal pluralism, the paper analyses different notions of marriage in customary law and statutory...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8d60ae9a716847e0994a0dd0ac6fd9c3 2023-05-15T13:43:40+02:00 Die gewohnheitsrechtliche Praktik der Leviratsehe in Kenia und Uganda Lena Scheibinger 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5771/2363-6270-2019-2-175 https://doaj.org/article/8d60ae9a716847e0994a0dd0ac6fd9c3 DE EN FR ger eng fre Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/2363-6270-2019-2-175 https://doaj.org/toc/2363-6270 2363-6270 doi:10.5771/2363-6270-2019-2-175 https://doaj.org/article/8d60ae9a716847e0994a0dd0ac6fd9c3 Recht in Afrika, Vol 22, Iss 2, Pp 175-203 (2020) Asia and Eurasia Africa Pacific Area and Antarctica KL-KWX article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5771/2363-6270-2019-2-175 2022-12-31T04:04:51Z The practice of levirate marriage describes cases where, under the customary conception of marriage, a male relative of the deceased husband ‘inherits’ or ‘takes over’ his widow. Based on the concept of legal pluralism, the paper analyses different notions of marriage in customary law and statutory law. Within this legal framework the collective character of marriage under customary law and the assumption that the alliance entered by two kin groups is not dissolved by the death of one spouse function as central preliminaries for the levirate marriage. Even though the levirate shows a large number of variables, all these arrangements were initially created as a support system for the widow and her children. Furthermore, it allowed the perpetuation of the lineage and the maintenance of the alliance between two families. By referring to case studies from various ethnic groups in Kenya and Uganda the paper discusses current developments of and challenges for this complex practice that constitutes a field of multiple negotiations especially in its legal-pluralistic context. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Pacific Recht in Afrika 22 2 175 203 |
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The practice of levirate marriage describes cases where, under the customary conception of marriage, a male relative of the deceased husband ‘inherits’ or ‘takes over’ his widow. Based on the concept of legal pluralism, the paper analyses different notions of marriage in customary law and statutory law. Within this legal framework the collective character of marriage under customary law and the assumption that the alliance entered by two kin groups is not dissolved by the death of one spouse function as central preliminaries for the levirate marriage. Even though the levirate shows a large number of variables, all these arrangements were initially created as a support system for the widow and her children. Furthermore, it allowed the perpetuation of the lineage and the maintenance of the alliance between two families. By referring to case studies from various ethnic groups in Kenya and Uganda the paper discusses current developments of and challenges for this complex practice that constitutes a field of multiple negotiations especially in its legal-pluralistic context. |
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Die gewohnheitsrechtliche Praktik der Leviratsehe in Kenia und Uganda |
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Die gewohnheitsrechtliche Praktik der Leviratsehe in Kenia und Uganda |
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die gewohnheitsrechtliche praktik der leviratsehe in kenia und uganda |
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