http://lawfam.oxfordjournals.org International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family - RSS feed of articles 1464-3707 International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 1360-9939 http://lawfam.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/ebp001v1?rss=1 Before 2005, the Constitution of Uganda provided in Article 31(1) that ‘men and women of the age of eighteen years and above have the right to marry and to found a family ....’ In 2005, Article 31 was amended by inserting clause (2a) to the effect that ‘marriage between persons of the same sex is prohibited’. The author gives a historical background to Article 31(1) and shows how the Constituent Assembly treated the issue of same-sex marriages. The author also examines the circumstances leading to the absolute prohibition of same-sex marriages in the Constitution of Uganda. Drawing on social problem theory, the author argues that the absolute prohibition of same-sex marriages in Uganda could be explained by the perceived threat to the established cultural norms from emerging humanitarian norms.

]]> 2009-03-03 info:doi/10.1093/lawfam/ebp001 Oxford University Press 2009-03-03 Article