Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Sloth-Nielsen, Julia"
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Like running on a treadmill? The 14th and 15th sessions of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Mezmur, Benyam Dawit (Juta Law, 2010)The 14th and 15th sessions of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child were held in November 2009 and March 2010 respectively. The Committee has considered more reports and issued its first ... -
A maturing manifesto: The constitutionalisation of children’s rights in South African jurisprudence 2007-2012
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Kruuse, Helen (Brill Academic Publishers, 2013)This article represents the next in a series of five-year overviews of children’s rights in the courts in South Africa. Using the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Welfare of Children as ... -
Modern African childhoods: does Law matter?
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia (Oxford University Press, 2012)INTRODUCTION: This paper poses a question often aimed at lawyers, especially when they straddle a culturally diverse and contested terrain of human experience, such as the role of children and families in society: does law ... -
Mudzuru & Another v The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & 2 Others: A review
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Hove, Kuda (Pretoria University Law Press, 2015)This article reviews the recent judgment of the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe in Mudzuru & Another v The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & 2 Others, which has been hailed with acclaim worldwide. ... -
Of newborns and nubiles: some critical challenges to children's rights in Africa in the era of HIV/AIDS
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia (Brill Academic Publishers, 2005)The international legal framework within which HIV/Aids issues should be addressed Both the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) and the regional charter for the protection and promotion of children's rights, ... -
Out of the starting blocks : the 12th and 13th sessions of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Mezmur, Benyam Dawit (Juta Law, 2009)The 12th and 13th meetings of the African Children's Committee were held in November 2008 and April 2009 respectively. With the African Children's Charter entering its 10th year since entry into force, the real work of the ... -
Policy and practice in South African prisons: an update
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia (University of the Western Cape, 2005)Julia Sloth-Nielsen points to challenges in the correctional system that South Africa's new constitutional democracy was faced with, including the deep-rooted militaristic tradition that needed to be replaced and the ... -
A preliminary appraisal of the normative gains for children’s rights in the Angolan Children’s Act (act 25/12 of 22 August 2012)
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Mandlate, Aquinaldo (Jordan Publishers, UK, 2013)The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) represents the most significant step towards the advancement of children’s rights globally. Article 4 of the UNCRC requires states to take concrete measures ... -
Protecting orphans and vulnerable children in Lesotho: an assessment of the Children’s Protection and Welfare Act, 2011
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia (Jordan Publishers, UK, 2014)INTRODUCTION: This chapter reviews specific aspects of the Children’s Protection and Welfare Act 2011 of Lesotho, insofar as they pertain to the situation of orphans and vulnerable children. The chapter commences with a ... -
Race, class and restorative justice: achilles heel, glass ceiling or crowning glory
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Gallinetti, Jacqui; Redpath, Jean (Juta Law, 2004)This article reports on a research project aimed at assessing the impact of race and class disparity in restorative justice processes in South Africa. It was conducted against the backdrop of the inclusion of family group ... -
Realising children's rights to legal representation and to be heard in judicial proceedings: an update
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia (Juta Law, 2008)South Africa still has some way to go towards ensuring that children's rights to legal representation and to be heard are fully implemented in relation to judicial proceedings affecting them. Nonetheless, some emerging ... -
Recent developments Mudzuru & Another v The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & 2 Others: A review
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Hove, K. (Pretoria University Law Press, 2015)This article reviews the recent judgment of the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe in Mudzuru & Another v The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & 2 Others, which has been hailed with acclaim worldwide. ... -
Regional frameworks for safeguarding children: The role of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia (MDPI, 2014)This article discusses the safeguarding movement in the context of child protection. After providing it’s key principles and precepts, the relevant provisions of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child ... -
Relocation decisions: do culture, language and religion matter in the rainbow nation?
Albertus, Latiefa; Sloth-Nielsen, Julia (Centre for Family Law and Practice, London Metropolitan University, 2010)This article turns to culture, language and religion as constitutional constructs in South Africa, in an attempt to clarify their importance generally. The position prior to the Children’s Act is discussed. The article ... -
Section 54: Obligation to report commission of sexual offences against children or persons who are mentally disabled
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia (Juta Law, 2011)INTRODUCTION: The duty to report the knowledge of the commission of sexual offences against certain vulnerable victims is newly provided for in this section of the Criminal Law (sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment ... -
Seen and heard: new frontiers in child participation in family law proceedings in South Africa
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia (Nelson R Mandela School of Law, University of Fort Hare, 2009)This article examines the principle of child participation in a legal context, focusing first on the international and constitutional law framework, and thereafter on the principle as it has permeated the South African ... -
A short history of time: charting the contribution of social development service delivery to enhance child justice 1996-2006
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia (University of Stellenbosch, 2007)By charting the contribution of social development service delivery to enhance child justice in South Africa from 1996 to 2006, this article argues that the contribution of the social development sector to child justice ... -
South Africa, the arts and youth in conflict with the law
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Woodward, Sheila C.; Mathiti, Vuyisile (Intellect, 2007)This paper describes the DIME (Diversion into Music Education) youth intervention program that originated in South Africa in 2001. DIME offers instruction in African marimba and djembe bands to juvenile offenders. Conceived ... -
Southern African perspectives on banning corporal punishment – a comparison of Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia (Brill Nijhoff, 2019)This chapter reviews recent judicial and legislative developments concerning steps towards – and against – the abolition of corporal punishment in four closely connected southern African jurisdictions: South Africa, ... -
Surrogacy, South African style
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia (International Bar Association Legal Practice Division, 2013)This article reviews the Act’s provisions concerning surrogacy and raises some questions for consideration.