Browsing by Author "Durojaye, Ebenezer"
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Access to Justice in Kenya in the Context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 16.3 on the Rule of Law: Lessons for the upcoming 2020 Voluntary National Review Report
Nanima, Robert Doya; Durojaye, Ebenezer (CEDRED Publications, 2020-08)Kenya was among the various countries that presented a Voluntary National Review Report in 2017. In the context of the Sustainable Development Goal 16.3, a close reading of the 2017 Report shows some strong and weak points. ... -
Accountability and the right to food: A comparative study of India and South Africa
Durojaye, Ebenezer; Chilemba, Enoch MacDonnell (Food Security SA Working Paper Series, 2018)It remains a great source of concern that, as richly endowed as the world is, each day millions of people go to sleep hungry and almost 870 million people, particularly in developing countries, are chronically undernourished. ... -
Addressing female genital cutting/mutilation (FGC/M) in The Gambia
Durojaye, Ebenezer; Nabaneh, Satang (Routledge, 2021)The purpose of this chapter is to examine the viability of the use of criminal sanction to address FGC/M in general. It then examines the nexus between FCG/M and human rights and discusses the reasons often adduced to ... -
Advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescents in Africa: The role of the courts
Durojaye, Ebenezer (Springer, 2019)Across the world, adolescents encounter various challenges that may implicate the enjoyment of their sexual and reproductive health and rights. The situation of adolescents in Africa is aggravated by high poverty levels ... -
The African Commission on Human and People's Rights and the woman question
Durojaye, Ebenezer; Oluduro, O. (Springer, 2016)This paper proposes that in developing jurisprudence on women's rights, the African Commission will need to ask the woman question particularly the African woman question. The woman question requires a judicial or ... -
An analysis of the contribution of the African human rights system to the understanding of the right to health
Durojaye, Ebenezer (African Human Rights Law Journal, 2021)The right to health is one of the important rights guaranteed in international and regional human rights instruments. Over the years the content and nature of this right have evolved through the works of scholars and ... -
The approaches of the African Commission to the right to health under the African Charter
Durojaye, Ebenezer (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. ... -
Between rhetoric and reality: the relevance of substantive equality approach to addressing gender inequality in Mozambique
Durojaye, Ebenezer (GAP, 2017)The purpose of this article is to examine the socio-cultural challenges that continue to limit women’s enjoyment of their fundamental rights and freedoms in Mozambique. In this regard, this article focuses on three areas ... -
Constitution-Building in Africa
de Visser, Jaap; Steytler, Nico; Powell, Derek; Durojaye, Ebenezer (Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2015)The process towards the adoption of a constitution is determined by the context in which the constitution is written. It navigates such issues as political engagement, keeping politically agreed timelines, ensuring the ... -
Contribution of the health Ombud to accountability: The life Esidimeni tragedy in South Africa
Durojaye, Ebenezer; Agaba, Daphine Kabagambe (Health and Human Rights Journal, 2018)Between October 2015 and June 2016, 1,711 people were relocated from mental health facilities operated by long-term provider Life Esidimeni in the South African province of Gauteng to alternative facilities managed by ... -
‘Equally unequal or unequally equal’: Adopting a substantive equality approach to gender discrimination in Nigeria
Durojaye, Ebenezer; Owoeye, Yinka (SAGE Publications, 2017)The purpose of this article is to critically assess the approach of Nigerian courts to interpreting section 42 of the Constitution. This article argues that Nigerian courts are yet to develop a substantive equality approach ... -
Exploring the link between poverty and human rights in Africa
Durojaye, Ebenezer; Mirugi- Mukundi, Gladys (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, ... -
From Muhammed and others to De Beer and others: striking the balance between public health measures and human rights during Covid-19 era in South Africa
Durojaye, Ebenezer; Nanima, Robert Doya (2020)The world first got to know of coronavirus (Covid 19) in December 2019, when it rampaged the Chinese city of Wuhan causing many deaths. On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of ... -
A gendered analysis of Section 48(2)(d) of the Zimbabwean Constitution of 2013
Durojaye, Ebenezer (Oxford University Press, 2017)The purpose of this article is to critically review the provision of section 48 (2) (d) of the Zimbabwean Constitution from a gendered perspective. Section 48 (2) (d) of the Constitution would seem to have abolished death ... -
Human rights and access to healthcare services for indigenous peoples in Africa
Durojaye, Ebenezer (Taylor & Francis, 2017)In September 2015, the United Nations adopted the sustainable development goals (SDGs) to address among others poverty and inequality within and among countries of the world. In particular, the SDGs aim at ameliorating the ... -
The human rights implications of virginity testing in South Africa
Durojaye, Ebenezer (SAGE Publications, 2016)This article examines the historical context of virginity testing in Southern Africa with a focus on South Africa. It then examines the arguments often adduced in justifying the introduction of this practice. The two major ... -
The implication of oil pollution for the enjoyment of sexual and reproductive rights of women in Niger Delta area of Nigeria
Oluduro, Olubayo; Durojaye, Ebenezer (Taylor & Francis, 2013)Oil is a major source of income for Nigeria and it is the mainstay of the country’s economy. Nigeria’s intensive oil sector accounts for nearly 40% of its gross domestic product, but declined steadily to an average of ... -
Introduction: COVID-19 and the Law in Africa
Durojaye, Ebenezer; Lwabukuna, Olivia; Oette, Lutz; Williams-Elegbe, Sope (Cambridge University Press, 2021)Following its arrival in African countries in February 2020, COVID-19 has severely tested fragile health systems and economies. Since then, it has taken a heavy toll on individual lives and collective wellbeing. In ... -
Involuntary sterilisation as a form of violence against women in Africa
Durojaye, Ebenezer (SAGE Publications, 2017)This article examines the meaning and nature of sterilisation. It equally discusses the historical context of involuntary sterilisation and its likely human rights implications. More importantly, it discusses the decision ... -
Jumping the Queue', Waiting Lists and other Myths: Perceptions and Practice around Housing Demand and Allocation in South Africa
Tissington, Kate; Munshi, Naadira; Mirugi-Mukundi, Gladys; Durojaye, Ebenezer (Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, and Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa, 2013)Since 1994 the South African government, through its National Housing Subsidy Scheme (NHSS), has embarked on the large-scale provision of state-subsidised housing to low-income households across the country. Over 2 million ...