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The jurisdiction of the Regional Courts Amendment Act, 2008: some implications for child law and divorce jurisdiction
(Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, 2011)
The promulgation of the Jurisdiction of the Regional Courts Amendment Act, 31 of 2008 (hereafter the JRCAA) in 62 large urban magisterial districts on 9 August 2010 (Women's Day) heralds a potentially drastic transformation ...
Does the differential criterion for vesting parental rights and responsibilities of unmarried parents violate international law? A legislative and social study of three African countries
(Cambridge University Press, 2011)
The right to non-discrimination for all children is established in international human rights law. International children's rights law further provides for the common responsibility of parents for the maintenance of their ...
Dawn of a new decade? The 16th and 17th sessions of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
(Juta, 2011)
The 16th and 17th sessions of the African Committee of Experts on the
Rights and Welfare of the Child took place at the African Union Commission
Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in November 2010 and
March 2011, ...
Is the Act working for children? The first year implementation of the Child Justice Act
(Institute for Security Studies, 2011)
The Child Justice Act 75 of 2008 mandates the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development to
report annually on the implementation of the Child Justice Act to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee
on Justice and ...
Not ‘work like any other’: Towards a framework for the reformulation of domestic workers’ rights
(Juta Law, 2011)
Introduction: On 15 June 2010 the 99th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) adopted proposals for a Convention, supplemented by a Recommendation, on decent work for domestic workers. From this has emanated ...
Domesticating international standards of education for children with intellectual disabilities: a case study of Kenya and South Africa
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2011)
International law approaches the right to education
for children with disabilities in a rather generic way. This means that the
rights of children with intellectual disabilities have to be gleaned from the
general ...
How should the most evil of law breakers be punished: The death penalty vs life imprisonment in Uganda, 1993 – 2009
(The Human Rights and Peace Center (HURIPEC), 2011)
Article 22(1) of 1995 Constitution of Uganda protects the right to life and
provides that it can only be taken away in the ‘execution of a sentence passed
in a fair trial by a court of competent jurisdiction in respect ...
Is the Act working for children? The first year of implementation of the Child Justice Act
(Institute for Security Studies (ISS), 2011)
The Child Justice Act 75 of 2008 mandates the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development to
report annually on the implementation of the Child Justice Act to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee
on Justice and ...
Making sense of the Rwandan Law Relating to Serving Life Imprisonment with Special Provisions
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2011)
In October 2010, the Rwandan Law Relating to Serving Life Imprisonment with Special Provisions came into force. As the name suggests, the law is applicable to offenders sentenced to life imprisonment with special provisions. ...
Sentencing primary caregivers of young children
(Juta Law, 2011)
Traditionally a judicial officer was not required to consider the effects
of the imposed sentence on the children of the offender, even if the
offender was a primary caregiver of young children. The Court in S v M
(Centre ...