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The reconciliation of transnational economic, social and cultural human rights via the common interest
(VerLoren Van Themaat Centre, 2012)
In general, human rights obligations are restricted to states' actions within their own territory in relation to their own citizens and residents. However, article 55(c) of the Charter of the United Nations refers to the ...
Modern African childhoods: does Law matter?
(Oxford University Press, 2012)
INTRODUCTION: This paper poses a question often aimed at lawyers, especially when they straddle a culturally diverse and contested terrain of human experience, such as the role of children and families in society: does law ...
The future of African customary law
(Elsevier, 2012)
It s intended to promote discussion and understanding of customary law and
to explore its continued relevance in sub-Saharan Africa…[It] considers the
characteristics of customary law and efforts to ascertain and codify ...
An overview of post-divorce support for muslim children in the context of South African Law, Islamic Law and the proposed 2010 Muslim Marriages Bill
(International Assossiation of IT Laywers, 2012)
After 350 years of non-recognition, and following a
protracted procedure, Muslim religious marriages and divorces are
currently in the process of being directly and formally recognised in terms
of South African law. A ...
Imperfect transition – local government reform in South Africa 1994-2012
(SUN Press, 2012)
Local government is a mirror of the larger political and economic forces, cleavages and
problems that are shaping South African society. It is these deeper fault lines in society,
rather than the Zuma government’s ...