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Legislative and judicial responses to informal settlements in South Africa : a silver bullet?
(Stellenbosch Law Review, 2012)
The growth of informal settlements or slums has been an issue of concern for many, with international initiatives increasingly focusing on informal settlements, particularly the need to improve the living conditions in ...
Regional spatial development framework vs municipal zoning scheme - which trumps the other?
(Local Government Bulletin, 2012-04)
For a considerable time, many municipalities, or their officials, have considered themselves bound by the provisions of the spatial development framework (SDF) or the regional spatial development framework (RSDF) or ...
Testing the metal of the Municipal Systems Amendment Act of 2011
(Local Government Bulletin, 2012-06)
The Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Act 7 of 2011 sought to put a halt to a phenomenon of staffing municipalities with unqualified people, thereby ensuring that skilled people are appointed. Its provisions ...
Sector wide approach in health policy response and framework in Zimbabwe
(Journal of Public Administration and Governance, 2012)
The discourse is on the Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) in health, a policy reform intervention by the World Health Organization, and focuses on Zimbabwe’s response, and the subsequent health policy framework. A SWAp is a ...
The state of civil society participation in Parliament
(Law, Democracy & Development, 2012)
This paper explores the extent of public participation in the legislative, oversight and accountability mandates of Parliament. The legislative mandate refers to the making, introducing and amending of laws. The Constitution ...
Promoting cooperation between the UN and African human rights systems
(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2012)
During the NGO Forum preceding the 52nd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, held in Yamoussoro, Cote d'Ivoire, in October 2012, the Community Law Centre (CLC), University of the Western ...
Failing to prosecute? Assessing the State of the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa
(Institute for Security Studies, 2012)
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is pivotal not only in the criminal justice system, but also in the proper functioning of South Africa’s democracy. This monograph focuses on the independence, accountability and ...
Community safety, offender re-entry and local government
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2012)
This paper examines the issue of “Community safety, offender re-entry and local government” in South Africa. The impact of the release of large numbers of prisoners back into society on a monthly basis poses particular ...
The Child Justice Act: a detailed consideration of section 68 as a point of departure with respect to the sentencing of young offenders
(Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2012)
The Child Justice Act 75 of 2008 establishes a criminal justice system for child accused, separate from the criminal justice system which continues to apply for adult accused in South Africa. The Act aims to keep children ...
Recent development on health and human rights : a human rights-based approach to maternal mortality
(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2012)
During the 20th session of the UN Human Rights Council in July 2012, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (HCHR) released a report on technical guidance for applying a human rights-based approach to implementing ...