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Impact of the Boko Haram Insurgency on the Child's Right to Education in Nigeria
(Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2016)
This paper is focused on the impact of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria on the child's right to education. The article concludes by assessing how the Nigerian government has lived up to its obligations under international ...
Developing norms and standards on maternal mortality in Africa: lessons from UN human rights bodies
(African Human Rights Yearbook, 2017)
The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Protocol to the African Charter Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (African Women’s Rights Protocol) contain useful provisions for addressing ...
Pecunia non olet: dirty money as legal fees
(Bellville: University of the Western Cape, 2017)
It is axiomatic that lawyers have to be paid for their services. Regrettably, lawyers who represent money launderers may be offered dirty money, that is, proceeds of crime as fee payments by their clients. This essay ...
Compensation orders in criminal proceedings - a fresh perspective
(Litnet Akademies, 2017)
South African courts have to deal with the sentencing of convicted accused on a daily basis. While presiding officers are well-trained and experienced in sentencing matters, it seems that compensation orders are not generally ...
Vergoedingsboetes in strafregtelike verrigtinge - ʼn vars perspektief
(Litnet Akademies, 2017)
South African courts have to deal with the sentencing of convicted accused on a daily basis. While presiding officers are well-trained and experienced in sentencing matters, it seems that compensation orders are not generally ...
Victim or villain: exploring the possible bases of a defence in the Ongwen case at the International Criminal Court
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2017)
The reality of child soldiers who join rebel forces once they reach adulthood pres¬ents complex legal questions in the face of contemporary international criminal law principles which, on the one hand, afford protection ...
An evaluation of Kenya’s parallel legal regime on refugees, and the courts’ guarantee of their rights
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
This article evaluates the existence of a parallel refugee regime in Kenya. The Executive decides on policies and oversees the enactment of laws to regulate the inflow of refugees under the encampment policy. The Judiciary ...
Private prosecutions in Zimbabwe: Victim participation in the criminal justice system
(Institute for Security Studies (ISS), 2016)
Two recent developments have changed the face of private prosecutions in Zimbabwe. Firstly, the prosecutorgeneral
had to decide: (1) whether private companies may institute private prosecutions; and (2) whether ...
Nowhere to hide- big brother is watching you: non-communicative personal cellphone information and the right to privacy.
(Nelson R Mandela School of Law, 2010)
By utilising the latest cellphone technology, non-communicative personal information, such as, the number that is dialled, the time the call is made, the movement and location of both the caller and the recipient of a call, ...
A comparative analysis of protective measures for vulnerable and intimidated victim-witnesses in South African and English law.
(Criminological and Victimological Society of Southern Africa (CRIMSA), 2010)
This article evaluates protective measures for vulnerable witnesses in light of both the Victims' Charter and measures in English law, giving effect to the right to protection in the Framework Decision on the Standing of ...