Demba v. Demba

On appeal, the High Court considered a divorce decree. The High Court considered the allegation that African customary law required women to be housekeepers, engage in the domestic sphere, and that failure to fulfill these duties legally could result in a divorce. The High Court agreed that customary requirements of women within the household, when not being fulfilled during the course of a marriage, were sufficient grounds for divorce.

Topics

• Divorce and dissolution of marriage
• Gender discrimination
• Harmful traditional practices

Geographical location

• Africa
• Malawi

Keywords

• customary law
• customary marriage

Year

• 2007

External URL

• Demba v. Demba

Court

• High Court of Malawi

Type

• Domestic Case Law

Jurisdiction

• Malawi