A Compulsory Research Report Submitted to Mzumbe University – Mbeya Campus College in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Award of Bachelor Degree of Laws (LL.B) of Mzumbe University.
This report based on assessing the effectiveness of the law of the child Act in protection of children born out of wedlock. The research was conducted at Mbeya region as the case study where the researcher passes through the practical training. The researcher noted that violations of the rights of the children born out of wedlock has been the big challenge in the society even though there are current laws governs the rights of both children born in wedlock and outside of wedlock. The aim of this research is to identify the challenges facing children born out of wedlock and the suggestion on the possible measure to overcome the problem. Especially discrimination. The report is into five categories of chapter.
From the statement of the problem, this research focus at insuring and safeguarding the rights of children. and to prohibit any act which tend to discriminate any child of any status, but when it comes to the matter of practice this law it seems to be not effectively or incomprehensive simply because these children who are born out of wedlock they become discriminated in all aspect of life The objective of research general objective aim to examine the effectiveness of the law child in protection of the children born out of wedlock, while specific objective focus to show where the laws are not effective in protection of the rights of children born out of wedlock? Also, to asses on the impacts for failure of the law of child Act in protection of the rights of children born out of wedlock
The methodology of the research, under data collection the researcher employed different method, primary and secondary data but also the data were collected through documentary review. The research also interviewed the respondent where other were supplied with questionnaire in gathering the relevant information. hence from the findings data collected, was analyzed by using qualitative method as the result the researcher were in the position to show the direction and magnitude of the rights of children born out of wedlock.
Hence from findings the researcher come into concluding and recommend that the law of the child Act should be amended to include harsh punishment for parents who discriminate the children born out of wedlock, also Legal aid education to be provided for all public in order for parents to be aware on rights of children born out of wedlock are similar to children born in wedlock. The society in general must accept children born out of wedlock as the part and parcel of the whole population.