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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 ...
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 ...
The role of national human rights institutions in enhancing the impact of children's rights in Africa
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2020)
This chapter contextualises the role played by National Human Rights
Institutions (NHRIs) and their functional equivalents (such as ombudsmen)
in the reporting process on children’s rights. As Ineke Boerifijn notes,
NHRIs ...
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, ...
Barriers to access to contraceptives for adolescent girls in rural Zimbabwe as a human rights challenge
(Routledge, 2021)
Approximately 214 million women in developing countries between ages
15 and 49 have an unmet need for contraception.1
In Zimbabwe, 12% of unmarried adolescent girls have an unmet need for contraception. Contraceptive
use ...
Human rights and the transformation of property. By Stuart Wilson
(Juta, 2021)
A book devoted to the transformation of law, in this case property law, which is published in South Africa is cause for celebration. Such a work devoted to South African law is rarer than the proverbial dentures of a hen. ...