The Concept Of Matrimonial Property: A Case Study Of Uganda

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DECLARATION •.•.•....•..••..••..•.•••..•••..•••••••••...•.••••.....•..•.••••.••••.•..••••..•••••.••.•••••••••••••...•••••• i

DEDICATION .•••.••••••.•....•..••••......••••••••......•••.••....•.•.•••.•........••••••.•.....••••••••••.•....•.•••.••••..• ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...•.•.•....•...••.•.....•••••..•.....•...•.•••..........•••••........••..•••.•.•.•.•••••••.. iii

LIST OF STATUTES •••.•••••..•.••...•......•••••••••...•••••••••....•.•.•.••••.....•....•••••.....•.•••..•••••.....•••• iv

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

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GENERAL INTRODUCTION ••••.•....•••••.•....•••.••••...•.••.••••••......•••••••••.....•.••••.•••••.•...••••.•• 1

I. 0 Background to the study .............................................................................................. I

1.1 Definitions .................................................................................................................. 2

1.1.1 Property .................................................................................................................... 2

1.1.2 Matrimonial property ................................................................................................ 2

1.1.3 Spouses .................................................................................................................... 3

1.1.4 House hold property ................................................................................................. 3

1.1.5 Inheritance ................................................................................................................ 4

I. 2 Statement of the problem ............................................................................................ 5

1.3 Objectives of the study ................................................................................................ 5

1.4 Research Questions ..................................................................................................... 6

1.5 Significance of the study ............................................................................................. 6

I. 6 Chapterisation ............................................................................................................. 6

I. 7 Methodology ............................................................................................................... 6

I. 8 Literature Review ....................................................................................................... 7

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ANALYSIS OF MEASURES TO DEAL WITH MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY ••...•• 13

2. 0 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 13

2.1 Common law remedies .............................................................................................. 13

2.1.1 Common law Rule .................................................................................................. 13

2.2 Statutory measures .................................................................................................... 16

2.2.1 Action for damages in tort ...................................................................................... 17

2.2.2 Statutory remedy of proceedings for an injunction .................................................. 17