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The approaches of the African Commission to the right to health under the African Charter
(Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, 2013)
In 2012 the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights celebrated its 25 years of existence. The Commission was established pursuant to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, which came into force in 1986. ...
Socio-Economic Rights in South Africa: A resource book
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Socio-economic rights are those rights that give people access to certain basic needs necessary for human beings to lead a dignified life. Government and, in certain circumstances, private individuals and bodies, can be ...
The application of socio-economic rights to private law
(Journal of South African Law, 2008)
The constitution is explicitly committed to redressing and transforming socio-economic exclusion and marginalisation. This is manifest, amongst other constitutional provisions, in the entrenchment of a comprehensive range ...
Providing for the unwanted in a time of crisis: The socio-economic rights of migrant workers in South Africa under covid- 19 pandemic
(Juta, 2020)
Migrants are amongst the most vulnerable groups in South Africa. They are often
subjected to harsh forms of discrimination and excluded from government policy
considerations. They have not fared differently under the ...
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, ...
Rethinking the right to water in rural Limpopo
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2020)
For decades Africa has been losing billions of dollars every year
as a result of illicit financial flows. When export and import figures are
tampered with this has the tendency to erode the tax base. It is common
cause ...
Basic rights claims How responsive is ‘reasonableness review’?
(ESR Review, 2004)
South Africa’s 1996 Constitution (the Constitution) is widely renowned for its holistic, inclusive Bill of Rights. A particular innovation is its inclusion of a wide range of fully justiciable socio-economic rights. There ...
One step forward, two steps back: A review of Mushoriwa v City of Harare in view of Zimbabwe’s constitutional socio-economic rights
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
In 2013 Zimbabwe enacted a new Constitution, introducing a raft of new changes, among them, the introduction of constitutional socio-economic rights. Not soon thereafter socio-economic rights were tested in the case of ...
Promoting minority rights in the context of economic, social and cultural rights in South Africa
(UNISA Press, 2002)
Introduction: It has been commonly thought that if
ethnic, religious and national minorities
are allowed to give expression to their
respective group attachments, then that
should be deemed sufficient protection
against ...