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When poverty is not a sin: an assessment of the Human Rights Council's guiding principles on poverty and human rights
(African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2014)
There is nothing new about poverty. What is new, however, is that we have the resources to get rid of it ... In the final analysis, the rich must not ignore the poor because both rich and poor are tied in a single garment ...
The African Women's Protocol and sexual rights
(The International Journal of Human Rights, 2014-11)
‘Sexual rights’ are defined to include the rights of all persons free of coercion, violence and discrimination to the highest attainable standards of sexual health, including access to sexual and reproductive health care ...
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 ...
Roman-Dutch law in modern South African succession law
(Ars Aequi, 2014)
Modern South African succession law adheres to many of the tenets of Roman-Dutch succession law, and present-day South African courts frequently invoke Roman-Dutch authority to address questions regarding contemporary ...
Testamentary rescue: an analysis of the intention requirement in Australia and South Africa
(LexisNexis Australia, 2014)
This article provides a legal-comparative perspective on the rescue of formally irregular wills through the exercise of judicial dispensing powers in Australia and the comparable exercise of a judicial condonation power ...
'Jumping the queue', waiting lists and other myths : perceptions and practice around housing demand and allocation in South Africa
(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2014)
On 13 and 18 June 2014, the Socio-Economic Rights Project of the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, held roundtable discussions in Cape Town and Johannesburg on housing demand and allocation in South Africa.
Unsustainable and unjust: Criminal justice policy and remand detention since 1994
(Institute for Security Studies (ISS), 2014)
The 'tough on crime' approach embodied in bail and sentencing law has had a profound impact on the trends around remand detention, including prison overcrowding of such an extent that it is estimated to have contributed ...
Court support workers speak out: Upholding children's rights in the criminal justice system
(Institute for Security Studies (ISS), 2014)
The prevalence of sexual offences against children in South Africa continues to be among the highest in the
world. The quality and accuracy of a child's testimony is often pivotal to whether cases are prosecuted, and
whether ...
The conditional early release of offenders transferred from the Special Court for Sierra Leone to serve their sentences in designated states: some observations and recommendations
(Juta Law, 2014)
The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) (now the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone) convicted various offenders of crimes, such as war crimes and crimes against humanity. These convicted offenders were sentenced ...
Regional frameworks for safeguarding children: The role of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
(MDPI, 2014)
This article discusses the safeguarding movement in the context of child
protection. After providing it’s key principles and precepts, the relevant provisions of the
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child ...