Countries: Senegal
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-2

“Shortly after, he filed a report of conjugal abandonment, accusing me of abandoning our family and matrimonial home. Later, he informed my father that he had repudiated me. Repudiation is a process where the husband has the right to end the marriage unilaterally without any explanation” (69).

Countries: Senegal
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-2

“The Constitution of Senegal contains several provisions that are in line with international human rights standards relating to women in the family. For instance, Article 15 of the Constitution provides that both men and women ‘have the right to accede to the possession and to the ownership of land’ as determined by law. Article 17 further protects the family as the natural and moral base of the human community and requires the State to ‘see to the physical and moral health of the family and, in particular … of the elderly persons’. The inclusion of elderly persons here implies that the State has to look after the well-being of older...more

Countries: Senegal
Variables: CUST-LAW-1

“Increasingly reformed Children’s Acts now ensure guardianship rights for both parents, whether married or unmarried, a presumption of joint, shared custody and the child’s right to know and be cared for by both biological parents. This goes a long way to ensuring equality in parental relations, as required by the Maputo Protocol. Such countries are Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Senegal” (15). “In countries such as Algeria and Tunisia, the father is still considered as the legal guardian even if the mother has custody. In Senegal, while both parents take care of the child during marriage, the father is the legal guardian....more

Countries: Senegal
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1

“In countries such as Cameroon, Egypt, Kenya, Senegal, South Sudan and Sudan, the laws allow for more than one marriage. Kenya’s laws emphasise that customary and Muslim marriages are presumed to be polygamous or potentially polygamous. In Sudan and Senegal, a man can have up to four wives” (12). “Nevertheless, despite these reforms and progressive provisions in the constitutions and statutory laws, women still inherit less than men due to the recognition of customary and religious laws in the context of matters of the family, among them being inheritance, even where it is against the constitution. This is the case in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Senegal and The...more

Countries: Senegal
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

"In many countries,women are now entitled to equal inheritance rights. Male primogeniture has been declared unconstitutional in countries such as Botswana and Kenya. Law reform has also seen the equal inheritance of women prescribed in constitutions and statutory succession legislations in countries such as in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, and The Gambia” (16). “Nevertheless, despite these reforms and progressive provisions in the constitutions and statutory laws, women still inherit less than men due to the recognition of customary and religious laws in the context of matters of the family, among them being inheritance, even where it is against the constitution. This is the case in the...more

Countries: Senegal
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

“The Constitution of Senegal contains several provisions that are in line with international human rights standards relating to women in the family. For instance, Article 15 of the Constitution provides that both men and women ‘have the right to accede to the possession and to the ownership of land’ as determined by law. Article 17 further protects the family as the natural and moral base of the human community and requires the State to ‘see to the physical and moral health of the family and, in particular … of the elderly persons’. The inclusion of elderly persons here implies that the State has to look after the well-being of older...more

Countries: Senegal
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1

“Article 18 of the 2001 Constitution further states that ‘[f]orced marriage is a violation of individual liberty’. It also states that forced marriage ‘is forbidden and punished within the conditions established by law’. Forced marriage is also banned by Article 108 of the Family Code. Concerning property, Article 19 provides that the woman has the right to have her own estate, which she has the right to manage on her own. Concerning parental duties, Article 20 establishes that both parents have the right and duty to raise their children” (67). ““My name is Khadija*, and I live with my son in Dakar, Senegal. I was married to my cousin as...more

Countries: Senegal
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

“(iv) Inheritance: The Family Code recognises both civil law and Muslim personal laws for succession. Under Article 407 of the civil law, the surviving wife has an equal right to inheritance of the deceased husband. However, under Articles 609 and 637 concerning inheritance as per Muslim Personal Law, surviving wives do not inherit on an equal basis. Additionally, sons and daughters do not have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents” (68).

Countries: Senegal
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

“(vi) Abortion: Article 305 of the Criminal Code criminalises any type of abortion and further criminalises anyone who disseminates information about the same” (68).

Countries: Senegal
Variables: ATC-DATA-1

“5 February 1985” (67).

Countries: Senegal
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1

“Women and men have equal rights to petition for divorce in countries such as Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Mozambique, and Senegal” (14). “Some countries also have a prescribed time limit that a woman must respect before contracting another marriage. For instance, in countries such as Côte d’Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of Congo, a woman can only remarry 300 days after divorce or death of the husband. In the case of DRC, this delay expires in the event the woman gives birth during the 300 days or the woman can approach the court to lift this requirement. Senegal has a similar provision where a woman can only remarry 300 days after...more

Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: LRW-LAW-4

Given the following documentation, there is no exoneration in the law allowing an individual accused of rape to have their criminal charges dismissed or overturned by subsequently marrying the victim. However, it should be noted that this only accounts for the legal framework and now what societal pressures may be in practice (ERD - CODER COMMENT).more

Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Cote D'Ivoire, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Togo, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DV-SCALE-1

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Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brunei, Burundi, Comoros, Cote D'Ivoire, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Oman, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia
Variables: LO-SCALE-2

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Countries: Afghanistan, China, Congo, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gabon, Haiti, Honduras, Madagascar, Nicaragua, North Korea, Palestine, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1

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