Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Assim, Usang Maria"
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Africa and the International Criminal Court
Ogunfolu, Adedokun; Assim, Usang Maria (Human Rights and Peace Centre, 2012)Since the establishment and functioning of the ICC in 2002, the work of the ICC has generated a lot of debate, criticisms and controversy. This is largely due to the perception that, as far as the prosecution of cases ... -
Dawn of a new decade? The 16th and 17th sessions of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Wakefield, Lorenzo; Assim, Usang Maria (Juta, 2011)The 16th and 17th sessions of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child took place at the African Union Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in November 2010 and March 2011, ... -
Islamic kafalah as an alternative care option for children deprived of a family environment
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Assim, Usang Maria (Juta Law, 2014)The inclusion of kafalah of Islamic law in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is the first time an exclusively Islamic concept is recognised in a binding international instrument. The drafting of CRC ... -
'Jumping the queue', waiting lists and other myths : perceptions and practice around housing demand and allocation in South Africa
Assim, Usang Maria; Agaba, Daphine Kabagambe (ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2014)On 13 and 18 June 2014, the Socio-Economic Rights Project of the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, held roundtable discussions in Cape Town and Johannesburg on housing demand and allocation in South Africa.