ABSTRACT
General comment 19 of the international covenant on civil and political rights asks states to
recognise and protect all families but leaves how to do this to state discretion. It is silfflit on
whether all families must be protected equally in all circumstances. Often, states make n01mative
distinction between the unmarried cohabitants and married spouses such that cohabitants are
norn1ally not given the quality of rights and protections guaranteed to maJTied spouses. Whereas
some researchers found that this situation creates disadvantages for cohabitants and argue for
equal treatment of cohabitants and married spouses in all matters of concern to the family, others
would like to preserve the usual strict distinctions between them. The thesis uses Uganda's
intestate succession law as primary data to take a mid way position in this research. It proposes a
contextual specific approach to assessing issues of interest to the family taking into consideration
the human rights implications so as to determine how appropriate it is to distinguish be~een
cohabitants and married spouses. This suggests that human rights concern should normally
determine the essence of differential treatment to avoid discrimination against cohabitants
LILLIAN, P (2021). Cohabitation And Instate Succession: A Human Right Perspective. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/cohabitation-and-instate-succession-a-human-right-perspective
LILLIAN, PILOYA "Cohabitation And Instate Succession: A Human Right Perspective" Afribary. Afribary, 03 Jun. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/cohabitation-and-instate-succession-a-human-right-perspective. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
LILLIAN, PILOYA . "Cohabitation And Instate Succession: A Human Right Perspective". Afribary, Afribary, 03 Jun. 2021. Web. 24 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/cohabitation-and-instate-succession-a-human-right-perspective >.
LILLIAN, PILOYA . "Cohabitation And Instate Succession: A Human Right Perspective" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 24, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/cohabitation-and-instate-succession-a-human-right-perspective