Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Mezmur, Benyam Dawit"
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2 + 2 = 5? Exploring the domestication of the CRC in South African jurisprudence (2002-2006)
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Mezmur, Benyam Dawit (Brill Academic Publishers, 2008)South Africa commenced transition to a constitutional democracy with the adoption of an interim constitution in 1994, followed by national elections based, for the fi rst time, on universal adult suffrage. A justiciable ... -
The African children’s charter @ 30: A distinction without a difference?
Mezmur, Benyam Dawit (Brill, 2020)I would like to start with three recent concerning developments on children’s rights in Africa that the media has highlighted. First, in Somalia the draft Sexual Offences Bill that allowed child marriage has ruffled ... -
The convention on the rights of the child, migration, and Australia: Repositioning the convention from being a ‘wish list’ to a ‘to do list’ the 2018 Australian human rights institute annual lecture
Mezmur, Benyam Dawit (Routledge, 2019)I was not terribly sure how many people I could reasonably expect for this lecture, especially since the former Prime Minister, the Hon. Tony Abbort, has said that Australians are sick of being lectured to by the United ... -
“Don’t try this at home?”: Reasonable or moderate chastisement, and the rights of the child in South Africa with YG v S in perspective
Mezmur, Benyam Dawit (SAFLII, 2018)In October 2017, in YG v The State, the High Court in Gauteng handed down a judgment that declared the common-law defence of “reasonable or moderate chastisement” unconstitutional. This article, while not a case comment, ... -
A dutiful child: the implications of Article 31 of the African Children's Charter
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Mezmur, Benyam Dawit (Cambridge University Press, 2008)Each right has a corresponding duty. The African Children's Charter, under article 31, imposes a range of duties on children. Understandably, it could become contentious when an instrument on the rights and ... -
An ice-breaker: state party reports and the 11th Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child: recent developments
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Mezmur, Benyam Dawit (Juta Law, 2008)During its 11th session, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child held its first Pre-Session for the consideration of state party reports. This update highlights the work of the Committee ... -
(Illicit) transfer by De Gree
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Mezmur, Benyam Dawit (University of Western Cape, 2007)The decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in De Gree v Webb [2007] SCA 87 (RSA) is worthy of consideration for a number of reasons, reasons which do not include the prominent (emotive) media attention devoted to ... -
Inter-country adoption from a Southern and Eastern African perspective
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Mezmur, Benyam Dawit; Van Heerden, Belinda (Washington & Lee Law School, Virginia, 2010)This paper reviews recent developments pertinent to inter-country adoption in Southern and Eastern Africa. In particular, it focuses on the tripartite roles of governments, the judiciary and the international community, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Surveying the research landscape to promote children's legal rights in an African context
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Mezmur, Benyam Dawit (Juta Law, 2007)This article represents an initial attempt to identify research themes and topics of special relevance to the furtherance of children's rights in the African context in order to sharpen and strengthen our capacity to promote ... -
Win some, lose some: the 10th ordinary session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Mezmur, Benyam Dawit (Juta Law, 2008)The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, the monitoring body of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, held its 10th ordinary session in October 2007. This discussion ...