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Strengthening democracy through investigating, prosecuting and punishing corruption in Mauritius
(The Human Rights and Peace Center (HURIPEC), 2015)
There is a close relationship between democracy and corruption. Corruption
has a negative effect on the functioning of political and democratic
institutions. It affects the delivery of services such as education ...
‘Transferring sentenced persons (offenders) to the United Kingdom: highlighting some of the human rights issues courts have had to deal with'
(Centre for International and Public Law, Brunel University London, 2014)
As at 30 September 2013 13 per cent of the prison population in England and Wales
were foreign national offenders. Convicted UK nationals are also serving prison sentences in foreign jurisdictions. The UK government has ...
The Ugandan Transfer of Convicted Offenders Act, 2012: A commentary
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2012)
Like many countries, Uganda is home to foreign nationals. The presence of foreign nationals in the prison of a country raises questions regarding their treatment. Countries are increasingly enacting legislation, ratifying ...
Making sense of the Rwandan Law Relating to Serving Life Imprisonment with Special Provisions
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2011)
In October 2010, the Rwandan Law Relating to Serving Life Imprisonment with Special Provisions came into force. As the name suggests, the law is applicable to offenders sentenced to life imprisonment with special provisions. ...
The prosecution in South Africa of international offences committed abroad: The need to harmonise jurisdictional requirements and clarify some issues
(Juta Law, 2015)
There are two broad exceptions to the general rule that South African courts do not have jurisdiction over offences committed outside South Africa. The first set of exceptions developed by South African courts deals with ...
Evidence obtained through violating the right to freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in South Africa
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2015)
Although South African courts have expressly held that any evidence obtained through torture is always inadmissible, the author is unaware of a decision from a South African court to the effect that evidence obtained through ...
Private prosecutions and discrimination against juristic persons in South Africa: A comment on National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development & Another
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2015)
Unlike countries such as the United Kingdom, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Australia, in South Africa companies and associations are not permitted to institute private prosecutions although natural persons have a right to institute ...
Domestic courts and the promotion and protection of the right to freedom from torture in Southern African development community countries
(University of Fort Hare, 2013)
The right to freedom from torture is protected not only in the constitutions of all SADC countries but also in some of the regional and international human rights instruments that have been signed, ratified or acceded to ...
How should the most evil of law breakers be punished: The death penalty vs life imprisonment in Uganda, 1993 – 2009
(The Human Rights and Peace Center (HURIPEC), 2011)
Article 22(1) of 1995 Constitution of Uganda protects the right to life and
provides that it can only be taken away in the ‘execution of a sentence passed
in a fair trial by a court of competent jurisdiction in respect ...
The rule of law: Approaches of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and selected African states
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2012)
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights is empowered to promote and protect human rights in Africa. Although the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights does not expressly use the phrase 'rule of law', the ...