Postgraduate Research Student & Lecturer of Clinical Legal Education (University of Lancester)
Liverpool Law School
Biography
Zanele is a solicitor having practised in family law before joining academia in 2015. She completed her LLM in Legal Practice at Nottingham Trent University and became a PhD candidate in 2018.
Research
Zanele's research interests are in family law and the regulation of same-sex relationships in Africa. Zanele`s research is interdisciplinary and examines the criminalisation of same-sex relationships, LGBT+ rights and human rights.
Thesis title
Same-sex Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Barriers to the Realisation of Marriage Equality.
Supervisors
Prof Nicola Barker (Liverpool Law School) and Dr Rob Knox (Liverpool Law School)
Publications
- COVID-19 Emergency Powers as a Weapon for Targeting LGBTIQ People in Uganda
Nyoni-Wood, Z. 3/05/2021 In: Harvard Human Rights Journal (e-Journal) - Decriminalising Homosexuality: Reshaping the Landscape in Botswana and a Missed Opportunity in Kenya
Nyoni-Wood, Z. 03/2020 In: Harvard Human Rights Journal (e-Journal) - The Struggle for Equality: LGBT Rights Activism in sub-Saharan Africa
Nyoni-Wood, Z. 1/09/2020 In: Human Rights Law Review. 20, 3, p. 582-601. 20 p. - Cohabitation Laws: Where do we go from here?
Nyoni-Wood, Z. 2019 In: Family Law and Family Realities . Eleven International Publishing ISBN: 9789462369276. Electronic ISBN: 9462369275.