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The right to have access to adequate housing
(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2007)
T he right of access to adequate housing is important for the enjoyment of all human rights. A house is fundamental for human dignity and for physical and mental health, which are crucial for socio-economic development. ...
Taking those with special housing needs from the doldrums of neglect : a call for a comprehensive and coherent policy on special needs housing
(Law, Democracy & Development, 2007)
A growing awareness of the differentiation of need within the broad categorisation of the poor has led to an evolving focus on special needs or vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and the disabled. There is, therefore, ...
Prisons in South Africa's constitutional democracy
(Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, 2007-10)
In this article it will be argued that to make prisons compatible with a constitutional democracy, as understood in South Africa, four requirements need to be met. First, the prison system must have an underlying philosophical ...
Regional Symposium on Harmonisation of Laws on Children in Eastern and Southern Africa, 9-10 May 2007
(African Human Rights Law Journal, 2007)
From 9 to 10 May 2007, the African Child Policy Forum (AFCPF), supported by UNICEF, Eastern and Southern Africa Office (UNICEF-ESARO),
organised a Regional Symposium on Harmonisation of Laws on Children in Eastern and ...
'A short history of time' charting the contribution of social development service delivery to enhance child justice 1996-2006
(Journal of Social Work, 2007)
The starting point of this article has been selected as 1996 for several reasons. That year was characterised by three signal events in the history of child justice in South Africa. First, 1996 heralded the adoption of the ...
The right of access to sufficient water
(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2007)
This article analyses the report of the South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) on the realisation of the right of access to sufficient water in South Africa presented in chapter eight of its Sixth economic ...
The numbering of days: Sentencing and prison population growth
(Institute for Security Studies (ISS), 2007)
On 30 May 2007 the Criminal Law Amendment Bill (15 of 2007) was tabled in Parliament, proposing amendments to what has become known as the 'minimum sentences' legislation. The proposed amendments herald another chapter in ...
Incy wincy spider went climbing up again – prospects for constitutional (re)interpretation of section 28(1)(c) of the South African Constitution in the next decade of democracy
(Nelson R Mandela School of Law, University of Fort Hare, 2007)
INTRODUCTION: This article reviews the first decade of jurisprudence concerning interpretation of the rights enumerated in s 28(1)(c) of the Constitution of South Africa (the Constitution), commonly referred to as the ...
A short history of time: charting the contribution of social development service delivery to enhance child justice 1996-2006
(University of Stellenbosch, 2007)
By charting the contribution of social development service delivery to enhance child justice in South Africa from 1996 to 2006, this article argues that the contribution of the social development sector to child justice ...