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A maturing manifesto: The constitutionalisation of children’s rights in South African jurisprudence 2007-2012
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2013)
This article represents the next in a series of five-year overviews of children’s rights in the courts in South Africa. Using the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Welfare of Children as ...
Mudzuru & Another v The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & 2 Others: A review
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2015)
This article reviews the recent judgment of the Constitutional Court of
Zimbabwe in Mudzuru & Another v The Minister of Justice, Legal and
Parliamentary Affairs & 2 Others, which has been hailed with acclaim
worldwide. ...
Recent developments Mudzuru & Another v The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & 2 Others: A review
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2015)
This article reviews the recent judgment of the Constitutional Court of
Zimbabwe in Mudzuru & Another v The Minister of Justice, Legal and
Parliamentary Affairs & 2 Others, which has been hailed with acclaim
worldwide. ...
Unaccompanied and separated foreign children in the care system in the Western Cape – a socio-legal study
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)
This article reports on the findings of a study of foreign children
accommodated in the care system in the Western Cape, based
on fieldwork conducted in child and youth care centres. The
objectives of the study were ...
The jurisdiction of the Regional Courts Amendment Act, 2008: some implications for child law and divorce jurisdiction
(Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, 2011)
The promulgation of the Jurisdiction of the Regional Courts Amendment Act, 31 of 2008 (hereafter the JRCAA) in 62 large urban magisterial districts on 9 August 2010 (Women's Day) heralds a potentially drastic transformation ...
Protecting orphans and vulnerable children in Lesotho: an assessment of the Children’s Protection and Welfare Act, 2011
(Jordan Publishers, UK, 2014)
INTRODUCTION: This chapter reviews specific aspects of the Children’s Protection and Welfare Act 2011 of Lesotho, insofar as they pertain to the situation of orphans and vulnerable children. The chapter commences with a ...
Does the differential criterion for vesting parental rights and responsibilities of unmarried parents violate international law? A legislative and social study of three African countries
(Cambridge University Press, 2011)
The right to non-discrimination for all children is established in international human rights law. International children's rights law further provides for the common responsibility of parents for the maintenance of their ...
A preliminary appraisal of the normative gains for children’s rights in the Angolan Children’s Act (act 25/12 of 22 August 2012)
(Jordan Publishers, UK, 2013)
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) represents the most significant step towards the advancement of children’s rights globally. Article 4 of the UNCRC requires states to take concrete measures ...
Relocation decisions: do culture, language and religion matter in the rainbow nation?
(Centre for Family Law and Practice, London Metropolitan University, 2010)
This article turns to culture, language
and religion as constitutional constructs in South Africa,
in an attempt to clarify their importance generally. The
position prior to the Children’s Act is discussed. The article ...
Section 54: Obligation to report commission of sexual offences against children or persons who are mentally disabled
(Juta Law, 2011)
INTRODUCTION: The duty to report the knowledge of the commission of sexual offences against certain vulnerable victims is newly provided for in this section of the Criminal Law (sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment ...