US EditionCourt Affirms Constitutionality of Polygamy, Citing Cultural and Religious Freedoms
Uganda’s Constitutional Court has ruled that polygamous unions are constitutional, delivering a landmark judgment that affirms the legality of such marriages under customary and Islamic law. In a unanimous decision, the five-judge bench led by Justice Margaret Tibulya dismissed a petition by the Women’s Probono Initiative (WPI), which sought to invalidate laws permitting polygamy on grounds that they violate the rights of women and undermine pri…
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Court Affirms Constitutionality of Polygamy, Citing Cultural and Religious Freedoms
Uganda’s Constitutional Court has ruled that polygamous unions are constitutional, delivering a landmark judgment that affirms the legality of such marriages under customary and Islamic law. In a unanimous decision, the five-judge bench led by Justice Margaret Tibulya dismissed a petition by the Women’s Probono Initiative (WPI), which sought to invalidate laws permitting polygamy on grounds that they violate the rights of women and undermine pri…
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