A best kept secret of human traffickers is how they control and silence their victims. An
effective counter-trafficking response is often obstructed by traffickers implementing various …

A critique of multi-sectoral responses to the customary practice of ukuthwala (the isiXhosa
term for abduction for purposes of marriage) in South Africa highlights attention to gendered …

Through a feminist and interpretivist lens, this dissertation addresses the present dearth of
research on marital rape in contemporary South Africa by exploring contradictory …

1. Osservazioni introduttive.–2. I tentativi di arginare la pratica dei matrimoni precoci e forzati
in Africa: Zimbabwe, Sudafrica, Malawi.–3. La persistenza dei matrimoni prematuri in Asia e …

Bride abduction in various forms has been practised throughout history and continues to be
practised in diverse contexts across the globe. Using two examples of how it is practised in …

This paper discusses findings from a pre-pandemic study of the legal skills associated with
customary law. The data were collected from documentary sources, qualitative interviews …

The introduction chapter provides a framing of the book and a reading of the historiography
and contemporary scholarship on gender, generation and custom in South Africa. The …

abstract The National Movement of Rural Women (NMRW), formerly known as the Rural
Women's Movement, was established in 1990 with a focus on, among others, uniting rural …

Hierdie bydrae ondersoek in watter mate kinderhandel in Suid-Afrika vervolg en gestraf
word deur die beskikbare regsmiddele ter bekamping van dié misdryf uit'n strafregtelike …

Intimate partner violence (IPV) negatively impacts an IPV survivor's physical and mental
health, often continuing long after the abuse has abated. South Africa is among the top …