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A tale of two federations: Comparing language rights in South Africa and Ethiopia
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2009)
The success of a federal arrangement in accommodating ethnic diversity
cannot be measured solely on the basis of its language rights regime.
However, it is generally agreed that a well-designed language rights regime
goes ...
Life imprisonment in South Africa: yesterday, today, and tomorrow
(Juta Law, 2009)
Life imprisonment has been part of South Africa's penal regime for decades. This article analyses how this form of punishment has changed in meaning in since 1906. The author looks at life imprisonment during the death ...
Seen and heard: new frontiers in child participation in family law proceedings in South Africa
(Nelson R Mandela School of Law, University of Fort Hare, 2009)
This article examines the principle of child participation in a legal context, focusing first on the international and constitutional law framework, and thereafter on the principle as it has permeated the South African ...
Child poverty and children’s rights of access to food and basic nutrition in South Africa : A contextual, jurisprudential and policy analysis
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The rights to food and basic nutrition have been implemented rather
unsystematically in South Africa through a hodgepodge of policies
and indirectly by legislation. In view of the dearth of jurisprudence, this paper ...
'A woman's home is her castle?' - poor women and housing inadequacy in South Africa
(South African Journal on Human Rights, 2009)
Housing legislation and policies in South Africa attempt to incorporate gender concerns and ensure women's participation in housing delivery. Despite this, a number of inadequacies and gaps in the implementation of legislation ...
South Africa: Indian Law
(Oxford University Press, 2009)
The South African legal system comprises common law (Roman-Dutch and English law developed through case law) legislation and (mainly African) customary law with elements of Muslim, Hindu, Jewish and Zoroastrian (Parsi) ...