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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 ...
Legal and social complexities relating to practice of arranged and forced marriages
(Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, 2021)
The practice of forced and/or arranged marriages are reported to be taking place globally. These types of marriages have become gender neutral and can no longer be described only as an issue relating to women. However, ...
Towards equality for women with disabilities in South Africa: The implementation of articles 5 and 6 of the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities South Africa: The implementation of articles 5 and 6 of the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities
(2021)
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities provides for various rights that must be prioritised by states parties which have signed and ratified it, with particular emphasis on the right to ...
Confronting apartheid. A personal history of South Africa, Namibia and Palestine, John Dugard
(Juta, 2021)
John Dugard is a household name in the law of South Africa. Perhaps even before that, but certainly since his inaugural lecture was published fully 50 years ago (see 'The judicial process, positivism and civil liberty' ...
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. ...
A scoping review of how exposure to urban violence impacts youth access to sexual, reproductive and trauma health care in LMICs
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2022)
Violence in the community can impact access to health care. This scoping review examines the impact of urban violence upon youth (aged 15–24) access to sexual and reproductive health and trauma care in Low and Middle Income ...
Addressing climate change through international human rights law: From (extra) territoriality to common concern of humankind
(Cambridge University Press, 2022)
International human rights law (IHRL) offers potential responses to the consequences of climate
change. However, the focus of IHRL on territorial jurisdiction and the causation-based
allocation of obligations does not ...
Reaping “bumper harvests” during the Covid-19 pandemic: Interrogating the dynamics of corruption during the procurement of relief and healthcare items in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The discovery of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV2 or COVID-19) in Wuhan, China was considered a Chinese problem by Ugandans until confirmation of the first positive test in the country, in March 2020. The government went into ...
The symbiosis between the criminalisation of sex work and corrupt policing in sex work in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Despite existing studies that prove the prevalence of corrupt policing of sex work in South Africa, corruption continues to be a common feature of sex workers’ experiences with police officers. In this article, it is argued ...
International migration and social protection in South Africa
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2022)
For a developing country, South Africa has the most comprehensive social
protection system in terms of social grant coverage. Moreover, the country is also
often hailed for its transformative constitution which enshrines ...