Domestic Violence And Its Effects On Children In Uganda: A Case Study Of Kampala Central Division

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ...................................................................................................................... i

DEDICATION ......................................................................................................................... ii

APPROVAL ........................................................................................................................... iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ..................................................................................................... iv

LIST OF CASES ...................................................................................................................... v

LIST OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS ................................................... v

LIST OF STATUTES ............................................................................................................. vi

TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................... vii

TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... viii

CHAPTER ONE ...................................................................................................................... l

1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1

1.1 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................. 2

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ................................................................................... 2

1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ........................................................................................ 2

1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUJ:)Y .................................................................................................... 3

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1.5 BREAKDOWN OF THE CHAPTER ................................................................................. 3

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY .................................................................................... 4

1.7 HYPOTHESIS ..................................................................................................................... 4

CHAPTER TW0 ..................................................................................................................... 5

LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................................................................... 5

2.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 5

2.2 KEY TEXTS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ...................................................................... 5

2.3 DEFINITION OF KEY CONCEPTS .................................................................................. ?

2.3.1 CHILDREN ...................................................................................................................... 8

2.3.2 BROKEN HOME ............................................................................................................. 8

2.4 FORMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ............................................................................... 8

2.5 CAUSES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ........................................................................... 10

CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................... 14

METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................ 14

; 3.11NTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 14

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3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN ....................................................................................................... 14

3.3 SURVEY POPULATION ................................................................................................. 14

3.4 SOURCEOFDATA ....................................................................................................... 14

3.4.1 PRIMARY DATA. ......................................................................................................... 14

3.4.2 SECONDARY DATA .................................................................................................... 15

3.5 METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS OF DATA COLLECTION ................................... 15

3.5.1 QUESTIONAIRES ......................................................................................................... 15

3 .5 .2 INTER VIEWS .............................................................................................................. 15

3.5.3 OBSERVATION ............................................................................................................ 15

3.6 DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS ...................................................................... 15

3.6.1 DATA PROCESSING .................................................................................................. 15

3.6.2 DATA ANALYSIS ...................................................................................................... 16

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3.6.3. PROaEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING RESEARCH STUDY: .............................. 16

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CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................................. 17

4.1 INTRODUCTION . .......................................................................................................... 17

4.1.1 NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS .................................................................................... 17

4.1.2 GENERAL STATISTICS FROM POLICE, COURTS AND NON GOVERNMENTAL

ORGANIZATION REPORTS ................................................................................................ 17

4.3 EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN .............................................. 18

CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................................................... 22

5.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 22

5.2 LAW APPLICABLE ......................................................................................................... 22

5.3 ANALYSIS OF UGANDA'S ADHERENCE OF Tiffi RELEVANT OBLIGATIONS

SET OUT IN THE INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS ................................................... 27

CHAPTER SIX ...................................................................................................................... 29

6.0 RECOMMENDANTIONS ............................................................................................. 29

6.1 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................. 31

LIST OF REFERENCE$ ......................................................................................................... 32