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From Muhammed and others to De Beer and others: striking the balance between public health measures and human rights during Covid-19 era in South Africa
(2020)
The world first got to know of coronavirus (Covid 19) in December 2019, when it
rampaged the Chinese city of Wuhan causing many deaths. On 30 January 2020,
the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of ...
Access to Justice in Kenya in the Context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 16.3 on the Rule of Law: Lessons for the upcoming 2020 Voluntary National Review Report
(CEDRED Publications, 2020-08)
Kenya was among the various countries that presented a Voluntary National Review Report in 2017. In the context of the Sustainable Development Goal 16.3, a close reading of the 2017 Report shows some strong and weak points. ...
Legal empowerment as a tool for engendering access to justice in South Africa
(Sage, 2020)
This article examines the concept of access to justice and the challenges vulnerable and
marginalised groups encounter in accessing justice. The article further discusses the
recognition of access to justice as human ...
Exploring the link between poverty and human rights in Africa
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2020)
Poverty remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in this
century. Despite the fact that the world is blessed with natural and human
resources, a significant number of people, particularly in developing
countries, ...
Addressing female genital cutting/mutilation (FGC/M) in The Gambia
(Routledge, 2021)
The purpose of this chapter is to examine the viability of the use of criminal sanction to address FGC/M in general. It then examines the nexus between FCG/M and human rights and discusses the reasons often adduced to ...
Introduction: COVID-19 and the Law in Africa
(Cambridge University Press, 2021)
Following its arrival in African countries in February 2020, COVID-19 has
severely tested fragile health systems and economies. Since then, it has
taken a heavy toll on individual lives and collective wellbeing. In ...
Lessons from litigating for sexual and reproductive health and rights in Southern Africa
(Taylor & Francis group, 2021)
This chapter focuses on lessons learnt from the experiences of the Southern
Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) in instituting and supporting strategic litigation on sexual and reproductive health rights in Southern Africa. ...
An analysis of the contribution of the African human rights system to the understanding of the right to health
(African Human Rights Law Journal, 2021)
The right to health is one of the important rights guaranteed
in international and regional human rights instruments. Over the years
the content and nature of this right have evolved through the works
of scholars and ...