To Have or To Hold: Women's Property and Inheritance Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

Headings: 
Property Law and Housing Rights
Reproductive Rights
Title: 
To Have or To Hold: Women's Property and Inheritance Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Document Type: 
Information from Non-Governmental Organizations
Reference: 
International Center for Research on Women: Working Paper (2004)
URL: 
http://www.icrw.org/docs/2004_paper_haveandhold.pdf
Annotation: 
This paper focuses on the links between women's property rights and HIV/AIDS. It begins with a discussion of the broad social impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and describes the links between property rights and HIV/AIDS. The author discusses how women may be able to better mitigate the effects of the virus if their property rights were protected. The second section examines the specific barriers preventing women from securing their property rights. The report highlights certain examples of best practices in women accessing their property rights and addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The conclusion includes a discussion of the role of litigation and legal services in assisting women. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - HIV/AIDS, International - Africa]