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Revisiting the Trips Regime: Rwanda-Canadian ARV Drug Deal Tests the WTO General Council Decision
(African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2009)On 17 July 2007, the world was awakened to Rwanda's notification of the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) that it plans to import the HIV-drug TriAvir ... -
The right of access to sufficient water
(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2007)This article analyses the report of the South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) on the realisation of the right of access to sufficient water in South Africa presented in chapter eight of its Sixth economic ... -
The right of prisoners to vote in Africa: An update
(Africa Criminal Justice Reform, 2019)Broadly speaking, universal suffrage refers to the rights conferred on adult citizens of a country to vote, however, there are always restrictions to a greater or lesser degree on who can vote in every democratic political ... -
The right to a fair trial and being hearing impaired
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2018)The Cape High Court recently (27 August 2018) overturned on appeal the conviction and sentence of a 62-year old man convicted in the Wynberg Regional Court of murder because the trial court failed to protect his right to ... -
A right to a fair trial in Uganda’s Judicature (Visual Audio Link) Rules: Embracing the challenges in the era of Covid-19
(Taylor and Francis, 2020)The application of the Uganda Judicature (Visual-Audio Link) Rules does not contextualise the complete protection of an accused’s right to a fair trial during emergencies. A contextualisation of the right to a fair trial ... -
A right to a fair trial in Uganda’s Judicature (Visual-Audio Link) Rules: Embracing the challenges in the era of Covid-19
(Routledge, 2020)The application of the Uganda Judicature (Visual-Audio Link) Rules does not contextualise the complete protection of an accused’s right to a fair trial during emergencies. A contextualisation of the right to a fair trial ... -
The right to an adequate standard of living in the protocol to the African charter on human and peoples' rights on the rights of persons with disabilities in Africa
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2019)The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa (African Disability Protocol)was adopted by the African Union (AU) on 29 January 2018.1 The ... -
The right to education of the refugee girl affected by armed conflict in Kenya: insights from the jurisprudence of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
(2021)The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child provides for the protection of children in all environments. Areas that have experienced armed conflict have made the child susceptible to human rights violations ... -
The right to have access to adequate housing
(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2007)T he right of access to adequate housing is important for the enjoyment of all human rights. A house is fundamental for human dignity and for physical and mental health, which are crucial for socio-economic development. ... -
The right to health and the nature of The right to health and the nature of socio-economic rights obligations under the African Charter The Purohit case
(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2005)The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Charter) guarantees a broad range of economic, social and cultural rights (socio-economic rights) as well as civil and political rights. -
The right to health in respect of terminally ill persons in South Africa
(2014)It is probably true that „death is the great equalizer‟ amongst human beings and that some of its „cousins: illness, dementia, physical debility, and advance age‟2 can ensure a journey marked by severe pain and suffering ... -
The Right to Primary Education of Children With Disabilities in Malawi: A Diagnosis of the Conceptual Approach and Implementation
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2013)The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which Malawi ratified in August 2009, affirms the recognition that disabled children are entitled to enjoy human rights such as primary education, including ... -
The right to return to one's country in Africa: Article 12(2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
(Scielo South Africa, 2021)At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic many African countries barred people, including citizens and foreign nationals, from entering or leaving their territories. This was the case although article 12(2) of the African ... -
The rights and freedoms of Moroccan women: has the 2004 reforms benefited Moroccan women?
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)Morocco has maintained its identity and adherence to the Islamic faith since before colonialism and after. As a result of such identity the Moroccan monarchy over the years developed the Code of Personal Status (referred ... -
Riot damage - who pays?
(Local Government Bulletin, 2011-11)Protest actions has become part of South Africa's political landscape. The extent to which it is increasingly marked by violence is cause of alarm. Assemblies, pickets, marches and demonstrations are essential features of ... -
The rise of corruption in Ethiopia: Is a lack of constitutionalism to blame?
(Oxford, 2020)In 2001, a political division arose within the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF)1 , arguably the core the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), the ruling party and a coalition of four ethnic-based ... -
The role of constitution making and institution building in furthering peace, justice and development: South Africa’s democratic transition
(Oxford University Press, 2010)The international community accepts that peace, justice and development are indivisible properties of human freedom and thus wants a more coordinated approach to post conflict recovery. Today, transitions to democracy are ... -
The role of misinvoicing in the money laundering cycle
(University of Western Cape, 2019)Traditionally, the emphasis of trade-based money laundering policy development has been directed towards financial transactions where the origin of capital is illegal, neglecting private sector companies utilising trade ... -
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 ... -
The role of questioning in writing tutorials: a critical approach to student-centered learning in peer tutorials in higher education
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Peer tutoring in higher education aims to enhance student learning, and confidence. In writing centres, peer writing tutors use critical questioning to make the tutorial sessions student-focused and productive. The nature ...