ARTICLE ARCHIVE - 1996-2005
IN THE NEWSThe following articles were published in various newspapers and magazines. They are available via PDF download.
Gender & the Law 2006 (newspaper supplement which includes the Gender Scorecard 2005)
The new law on inheritance -- a law reform that doesn’t change much (2006)
The Children’s Status Bill: Does Public Opinion Matter? (2006)
Problems with maintenance (Sister magazine, 2006)‘No peace in the marriage’: Inheritance Disputes and Law Reform Possibilities (2005)
Polygamy: To share or not to share? That is the Question (2005)
Proposed changes to the law on customary marriage (2005)
New law reform proposals on divorce (2005)
The death penalty: A violation of basic human rights and an ineffective crime deterrent (2005)
The death penalty is not the answer (2005)Gender Scorecard 2004
Is Namibia Prepared for Paternity Leave? (2004)
Ideas from our neighbours: South African law on children born outside of Marriage (2004)
What happens when a parent dies? What the Children’s Status Bill says (2004)
Taking care of children born outside of marriage: Access, custody and guardianship in the Children’s Status Bill (2004)
Does love know any boundaries? Your questions answered on marriage and the law (2004)
Farewell to Women’s Solidarity (2004)
The “Vulnerable Witnesses” Act: Children in Court: Protecting Vulnerable Witnesses (2004)
Why Children Need Fathers (2004)
Namibians Speak Out Against Domestic Violence (NID, 2004)
Making the Labour Bill more Gender-Sensitive (2004)LAC’s Gender Research & Advocacy Project: Ten Years of Work towards Gender Equality (2003)
African Protocol on the Rights of Women Takes One Step Forward (2003)
Faithfulness, adultery and the law (2003)
Domestic Violence and Maintenance: Two Big Problems and Two New Laws (2003)
Law, Race and Gender: Moving Towards Equality in Marriage and Inheritance (2003)
Respecting Our Elders: The First National Consultative Conference of Older People (2003)
Recognition of customary marriages in South Africa: A model for Namibia? (2003)
Namibia – Land of the Free?: Police and public gatherings (2003)Gender Scorecard 2002 (2002)
The Combating of Domestic Violence Bill – Why We Need it Now (2002)
Putting Children First with New Maintenance Act (Sister magazine, 2002)
What Steps to Take for Step-Children? (2002)The Men Against Violence Against Women Movement in Namibia, Development journal (Society for International Development: SAGE Publications, 2001)
Apartheid Laws on Marriage: Sorting Out the Problem (2001)
Sexual Orientation and International Human Rights (2001)Gender Scorecard 2000 (2000)
Why the Law on Sodomy should be Repealed (2000)
Domestic Violence Courts in Canada: A Special Solution (2000)
An Overview of the Combating of Rape Bill (Sister magazine, 2000)
Rape Re-Defined: A Summary of the New Combating of Rape Bill (2000)
When Violence Hits Home: Domestic Violence Cases in Namibia (2000)
Assault and Murder in Our Homes Daily: Violence On Namibian Television (2000)
Men Against Violence (2000)Gender and the Law: The Millennium Scorecard (1999)
Using the Law to Help Women fight Poverty and Violence (1999)
Making Rape in Marriage Illegal (1999)
An Overview of the Combating of Rape Bill (1999)Gender Scorecard 1998 (1998)
Namibia and CEDAW (unpublished 1998)
Put Your Children First (1998)
Domestic Violence - How Society Can Help (1998)
The Problem of Spousal Abuse (1998)
Domestic Violence in Namibia (1998)Gender Scorecard 1997 (1997)
Morality and The Law: The Abortion Question (1997)
Equality in an Unequal World (1997)
A Case Against Mandatory HIV Testing of Rapists (1997)
The Age of Consent (1997)
The Age of Consent - part two (1997)Read more recent articles