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‘Equally unequal or unequally equal’: Adopting a substantive equality approach to gender discrimination in Nigeria
(SAGE Publications, 2017)
The purpose of this article is to critically assess the approach of Nigerian courts to interpreting section 42 of the Constitution. This article argues that Nigerian courts are yet to develop a substantive equality approach ...
The limits of democratic governance in South Africa, by Louis A. Picard and Thomas Mogale
(Oxford University Press, 2015)
The title of the book by Louis A. Picard and Thomas Mogale is a bit of a misnomer. The book is not about democratic governance in South Africa in general—across the three spheres of government— but about democracy at the ...
The constitutional conversation between the federal structure and a bill of rights
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2015-01)
It is often assumed that a constitution speaks with one voice and that all parts are in harmony with each other. Although different provisions can be given higher status than others (as reflected in the more arduous amendment ...
The Constitutional Court of South Africa: Reinforcing an hourglass system of multi-level government
(University of Toronto Press, 2017)
“The supremacy of the constitution and the rule of law” are two foundational
values of South Africa’s 1996 Constitution (s. 1(c)). An independent
judiciary is thus set to play a major role in interpreting and enforcing ...
Constitution-Building in Africa
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The process towards the adoption of a constitution is determined by the
context in which the constitution is written. It navigates such issues as political
engagement, keeping politically agreed timelines, ensuring the ...
The 2010 Kenyan constitution and the hierarchical place of international law in the Kenyan domestic legal system: a comparative perspective
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2013)
The prominent use of international human rights law in a state’s domestic
legal system depends on the hierarchical place occupied by international
law in general, and international human rights law in particular, among
the ...