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Making a first impression: An assessment of the decision of the Committee of Experts of the African Children's Charter in the Nubian Children communication
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2012)
The article analyses the Nubian Children communication, the very first case to be finalised by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. It critically reviews the progressive approach of the ...
Local government and human rights: Building institutional links for the effective protection and realisation of human rights in Africa
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2011)
There is increasing recognition of the role of local government in the protection and realisation of human rights obligations. Recent studies on links between local government, decentralisation and human rights are evidence ...
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 ...
Female genital mutilation as a human rights issue: examining the effectiveness of the law against female genital mutilation in Tanzania
(Juta Law, 2013)
In many African states, female genital mutilation (FGM) is a deeply-entrenched cultural practice. Tanzania is no exception. FGM persists despite the fact that the country has ratified a number of international and regional ...
So sweet, so sour: a commentary on the Nigerian High Court's decision in Georgina Ahamefule v Imperial Hospital and Another relating to the rights of persons living with HIV
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2013)
The purpose of this article is to assess the decision of the Nigerian High
Court in the Ahamefule case. While the case would seem to be a victory
for people living with HIV in the country, it left some important ...
S v Mthethwa: Justice for sex workers in the face of criminalisation
(Routledge, 2020)
In 2017 the Western Cape High Court convicted acclaimed painter, Zwelethu Mthethwa, of the brutal murder of sex
worker, Nokuphila Khumalo. This profile offers a feminist-legal analysis of the judgment and sentence handed ...
The Arab Spring – A brief view of Morocco’s February 20 movement and effects
(International Journal of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences Studies, 2020)
: Since 2011, Morocco has been engaged in a series of political, constitutional and institutional
reforms, including a wider respect for human rights. The debates and changes can be attributed to the unprecedented organised ...
Evaluating the role of the African committee of experts on the rights and welfare of the child in the Covid-19 era: Visualising the African child in 2050
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
Africa has gained much traction in recognising the rights of
the child with an emphasis on his or her holistic environments. Three
general environments that affect a child are identified: first, a peaceful
environment ...
Democratic policing: A conceptual framework
(LDD - Law, Democracy & Development, 2021)
Democratic policing, as opposed to regime policing, must meet at least three requirements: there is democratic accountability of and for the police; the police adhere to the rule of law; and the police behave in a manner ...
The symbiosis between the criminalisation of sex work and corrupt policing in sex work in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Despite existing studies that prove the prevalence of corrupt policing of sex work in South Africa, corruption continues to be a common feature of sex workers’ experiences with police officers. In this article, it is argued ...