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Relocation decisions: do culture, language and religion matter in the rainbow nation?
(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 ...
Islamic kafalah as an alternative care option for children deprived of a family environment
(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 ...
An Analysis of the Right of Muslim Adopted Children to Inherit from their Deceased Parents in terms of the Law of Succession: A South African Case Study
(Juta, 2021)
This paper analyses the right of Muslim adopted children to inherit from their deceased parents in terms of the laws of succession within the South African legal context. The status of adoption in South African and Islamic ...
The African children’s charter @ 30: A distinction without a difference?
(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 ...