Browsing Faculty of Law by Subject "Mozambique"
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The African Commission’s Guidelines on Pre-trial Detention: Implications for Angola and Mozambique
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2014)On 8 May 2014, in Luanda (Angola), the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) adopted the Guidelines on the Use and Conditions of Arrest, Police Custody and Pre-trial Detention in Africa (hereafter the ... -
Between rhetoric and reality: the relevance of substantive equality approach to addressing gender inequality in Mozambique
(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 ... -
The socio-economic impact of pre-trial detention in Kenya, Mozambique and Zambia
(Springer Verlag, 2018)The presumed link between the rule of law and development suggests that an operational justice system is key to development. The research sought to understand and quantify how the decision to detain an accused person ... -
The Socio-Economic Impact of Pre-Trial Detention in Kenya, Mozambique and Zambia
(Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2016)The project was informed by an understanding of how socio-economic rights intersect with fair trial rights. The nature of the obligations on states, as set out in instruments such as the International Covenant on Economic, ... -
What is the future of polygyny (polygamy) in Africa?
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017)The traditional practice of polygyny, whereby only a man is allowed to marry more than one wife in a customary marriage, has long been perceived to be an offender of women's rights. Recent family law reforms on the ...