Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 12
Oil on troubled waters? The slippery interface between the contract of employment and statutory labour law
(Juta Law, 2008)
Introduction: Although in labour law the term ‘employment relationship’ means more than a contractual relationship, in the vast majority of cases the contract of employment serves as ‘port of entry’ to the employment ...
Realising children's rights to legal representation and to be heard in judicial proceedings: an update
(Juta Law, 2008)
South Africa still has some way to go towards ensuring that children's rights to legal representation and to be heard are fully implemented in relation to judicial proceedings affecting them. Nonetheless, some emerging ...
From archaic to modern law: Uganda's Refugees Act 2006 and her international obligations
(The Human Rights and Peace Center (HURIPEC), 2008)
Uganda enacted its first law to deal with refugees in 1955, which was
repealed in 1960 by the Control of Alien Refugees Act. While the 1960 law
was still in force, Uganda ratified international and regional human ...
A dutiful child: the implications of Article 31 of the African Children's Charter
(Cambridge University Press, 2008)
Each right
has a corresponding duty. The African Children's Charter, under article
31,
imposes
a range of duties on children. Understandably, it could become
contentious
when
an
instrument
on
the
rights
and
...
The prospect of rehabilitation as a ‘substantial and compelling’ circumstance to avoid imposing life imprisonment in South Africa: A comment on S v Nkomo
(Juta Law, 2008)
When the death penalty was declared unconstitutional in South Africa,
the government enacted the Criminal Law Amendment Act in 1997 which,
amongst other things, stipulated that a person convicted of some of the
scheduled ...
2 + 2 = 5? Exploring the domestication of the CRC in South African jurisprudence (2002-2006)
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2008)
South Africa commenced transition to a constitutional democracy with the adoption
of an interim constitution in 1994, followed by national elections based, for
the fi rst time, on universal adult suffrage. A justiciable ...
Why the Supreme Court of Uganda should reject the Constitutional Court's understanding of imprisonment for life
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2008)
The issue of life imprisonment is always a contentious one. Some people
argue that life imprisonment should mean what it means, namely 'wholelife'.
In Uganda, life imprisonment continues to mean imprisonment of 20
years. ...
An ice-breaker: state party reports and the 11th Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child: recent developments
(Juta Law, 2008)
During its 11th session, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child held its first Pre-Session for the consideration of state party reports. This update highlights the work of the Committee ...
Sovereignty without sovereignty: Derrida’s Declarations of Independence
(Springer, 2008)
This article questions the common assumptions in legal theory regarding Derrida’s well-known Declarations of Independence. Through a close reading of this text, well-known ground such as the relation between speech and ...
Win some, lose some: the 10th ordinary session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
(Juta Law, 2008)
The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, the monitoring body of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, held its 10th ordinary session in October 2007. This discussion ...