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Experiences of Legal Pluralism in Sierra Leone: Land Governance, Neoliberal Dispossession and Gender (In)justice

Development and Change, Volume 57, Issue 2, Page 315-338, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Sierra Leone's land governance reform policies are often based on the neoliberal assumption that market growth, gender equality and women's empowerment are mutually compatible objectives. Contrary to this assumption, this article argues that while market‐oriented reforms can help to destabilize legal and cultural norms that are discriminatory ...
Mohamed Sesay, Simeon Koroma
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Intra‐Couple Wealth Inequality in South Africa

South African Journal of Economics, Volume 94, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Although there is increasing interest in wealth as a measure of well‐being, very few studies measure the wealth gap between men and women, and even fewer examine the gender wealth gap within couples. One of the main reasons for this is that data on wealth are collected at the household level in most surveys.
Daniela Casale, Adeola Oyenubi
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THE GROUNDS OF INHERITANCE IN RUSSIAN INHERITANCE LAW

Гуманитарные и юридические исследования, 2021
The relevance of the research topic is predetermined by enormous practical potential of property inheritance issues. After all, there is no doubt that the law of succession to a certain extent affects the interests of every citizen.
I. Melnikova, M. Komarevtseva
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The Legacy of Carmen Diana Deere: Gender, Households, and Market Integration—An Introduction

Journal of Agrarian Change, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper traces the trajectory of Carmen Diana Deere's work and provides a broad overview of her contributions to understanding the political economy of agrarian change in Latin America. The overview provides context for the groundbreaking work of scholars in this special issue and discusses how they extend Deere's work in three main areas ...
Günseli Berik, Mieke Meurs
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INTESTATE SUCCESSION IN THE ROMAN LAW

Iustinianus Primus Law Review, 2013
The solutions on the criteria for selection of intestate successors, as well as the position and significance of the intestate succession as subsidiary succession in different succession systems seem to be a constantly present question.
Esin Kranli Bajram
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‘Edited and Approved by Women for Maximum Benefit of all Readers’: Newsprint Journalism, the International Women's Year and the Remaking of a Gendered National Public in 1970s Ghana

Gender &History, Volume 37, Issue 2, Page 731-747, July 2025.
Abstract During the International Women's Year (IWY) of 1975, United Nations bodies made concerted efforts to ensure global awareness and understanding of the IWY aims of equality, peace and development, via the mass media. In this article, we engage with these strategies of global information distribution from the vantage point of Ghana, West Africa ...
Kate Skinner, Jovia Salifu, Akosua Adomako Ampofo   +2 more
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The implementation of customary law of succession and common law of succession respectively: With a specific focus on the eradication of the rule of male primogeniture

De Jure, 2020
SUMMARY This article pays close attention to some of the problems and practical challenges presented by the abolition of the rule of male primogeniture and thereafter, the extension of the Intestate Succession Act to customary law of succession ...
Kgopotso Maunatlala, Charles Maimela
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Die pactum successorium: stiefkind van die Suid-Afrikaanse reg

Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 1999
The pactum successorium: stepchild of South African law South African law does not generally permit a testator to bequeath his estate by means of contract.
Christa Rautenbach
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To Bequeath or not to Bequeath? A South African Law Analysis of the "Problematic Areas" Found in the Islamic Law of Intestate Succession

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
The fairness of the Islamic Law of compulsory succession remains a heavily contested issue all over the world. Frequently debated topics, referred to in this article as the "problematic areas", include the 2:1 division of inheritance in favour of the ...
Mohamed Sungay
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Delaying until it is definitely too late – A theoretical framework for explaining procrastination in estate planning

FINANCIAL PLANNING REVIEW, Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2025.
Abstract Procrastination in estate planning poses significant challenges in personal financial planning. Despite recognizing its importance, many individuals delay estate planning, risking unplanned estate distribution and family conflicts. This procrastination, driven by discomfort and perceived ample time, leaves legacy unstructured, failing to meet ...
Michaela Tanner, Roland Hofmann, Katrin B. Klingsieck   +2 more
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