divergence between statutory formal law and customary andor religious law can be addressed at the highest level namely with constitutional protections the uganda national land policy final draft also commits to reform customary law to modify the rules of transmission of land rights under customary land tenure to guarantee gender equality and equity and to ensure that the decisions of traditional land management institutions uphold constitutional rights and obligations with regard to gender equality in this policy the government of uganda specifically commits to protect the rights of access to inheritance and ownership of land for women and children and to address the existing gender inequality and ensure that both men and women enjoy equal rights to land before marriage in marriage after marriage and at succession without discrimination