Browsing Faculty of Law by Subject "Africa"
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Advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescents in Africa: The role of the courts
(Springer, 2019)Across the world, adolescents encounter various challenges that may implicate the enjoyment of their sexual and reproductive health and rights. The situation of adolescents in Africa is aggravated by high poverty levels ... -
Africa, prisons and COVID-19
(Oxford University Press, 2020)Africa’s prisons are a long-standing concern for rights defenders given the prevalence of rights abuses, overcrowding, poor conditions of detention and the extent to which the criminal justice system is used to target ... -
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and the promotion and protection of refugees' rights
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2009)African countries have been host to and have produced refugees for decades. These refugees have fled their countries for various reasons, including political and religious reasons. Many African countries are party to the ... -
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the promotion and protection of sexual and reproductive rights
(African Human Rights Law Journal, 2011)The article examines the activities of the African Commission with regard to the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Africa. The article reviews the importance of applying human rights to sexual and ... -
The African Women's Protocol and sexual rights
(The International Journal of Human Rights, 2014-11)‘Sexual rights’ are defined to include the rights of all persons free of coercion, violence and discrimination to the highest attainable standards of sexual health, including access to sexual and reproductive health care ... -
Children’s rights and parental authority: African perspectives
(Routledge, 2021)Traditionally, children in African societies were raised communally, with extended family members playing a vital role in child rearing and care. Social reality is playing a formative role in relation to family law and ... -
Compulsory licensing and access to medicines in post Doha era: What hope for Africa?
(Netherlands International Law Review, 2008)The Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement of 1994, an outcome of the Uruguay Round negotiations, radically altered the role of international trade law in promoting and enforcing intellectual ... -
Constitution-Building in Africa
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2015)The process towards the adoption of a constitution is determined by the context in which the constitution is written. It navigates such issues as political engagement, keeping politically agreed timelines, ensuring the ... -
Cyber-laundering and the future of corruption in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Corruption has been given considerable attention as one of the major causes of the socio-economic ills that plague Africa. Statistics reveal that staggering amounts of money are lost annually to corruption. Many discussions ... -
The Ebola Virus and Human Rights Concerns in Africa
(African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2015)In the wake of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) that is ravaging parts of Africa certain measures are being taken by governments to prevent the spread of the epidemic within their borders. Some of these measures are drastic ... -
An evaluation of the adequacy of the African charter on the rights of the child concerning economic crimes in armed conflict
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Statistics indicate that at least one in every four African children lives in a conflict zone. Six of the ten worst countries for children to grow up in, or live in, are in Africa: the Central African Republic, the Democratic ... -
Fact sheets on decentralisation in Africa
(UTS ePRESS, 2022)A growing number of African countries are considering or implementing reforms that include forms of decentralisation. At times, these reforms are underpinned by (recent) constitutional change, as in Mozambique (2018), ... -
Fair Trial Rights and Their Relation to the Death Penalty in Africa
(International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 2006)A fair trial is a basic element of the notion of the rule of law, and the principles of ‘due process’ and ‘the rule of law’ are fundamental to the protection of human rights. At the centre of any legal system, therefore, ... -
Federalism, territorial autonomy and the management of ethnic diversity in Africa: reading the balance sheet
(Centre International de Formation Européenne, 2012)The history of federalism in Africa is a history of ambivalence. In the run up to independence, federalism was an idea that galvanized several political movements that, following the retreat of colonial powers, emerged to ... -
Human rights and access to healthcare services for indigenous peoples in Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)In September 2015, the United Nations adopted the sustainable development goals (SDGs) to address among others poverty and inequality within and among countries of the world. In particular, the SDGs aim at ameliorating the ... -
The Human Rights Council’s Resolution on Maternal Mortality: Better late than never
(African Human Rights Law Journal, 2010)The article examines data in relation to maternal mortality and the causes of death during pregnancy and childbirth. It analyses the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Resolution on Maternal Mortality and its importance ... -
A human rights response to cervical cancer in Africa
(International Journal of Human Rights, 2011-03)This article examines the prevalence and impacts of human papilomavirus (HPV) transmission among women in Africa. It then examines the relevance of a rights-based approach to health-related challenges such as cervical ... -
The impact of routine HIV testing on HIV-related stigma and discrimination in Africa
(International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 2011)This paper discusses different methods of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, particularly routine and voluntary HIV testing methods, which have been adopted in response to the HIV epidemic in Africa. It then ... -
Implementing Article 45 of the UN Convention against Corruption in Africa: prospects and challenges
(Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 2013)Article 45 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption empowers states parties to enter into bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements on the transfer of offenders convicted of offences in one country ... -
The implications of corruption for the enjoyment of the right to health in Africa
(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2012)Corruption remains one of the biggest obstacles to development in many African countries. While there is no universally agreed definition of corruption, attempts have been made by scholars to explain what may constitute ...