Browsing Faculty of Law by Subject "Access to justice"
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An empirical analysis of class actions in South Africa
(2020)As far as the author is aware, there has not been an empirical analysis of class actions in South Africa since the introduction of the mechanism by the interim Constitution of 1993 more than 25 years ago. There is no ... -
Engendering access to environmental justice in Nigeria’s oil producing areas
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)This article interrogates engendering access to environmental justice in Nigeria's oil producing areas and its connection with poverty and disempowerment of women. Women already suffer from the fact that access to justice ... -
Implementing legal accountability to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity in Uganda
(African Human Rights Law Journal, 2018)Accountability is a vital human rights principle to address preventable maternal morbidity and mortality in Uganda. The continuous use of ‘accountability’ as a term without elaborating on it gets in the way of using its ... -
Legal empowerment as a tool for engendering access to justice in South Africa
(Sage, 2020)This article examines the concept of access to justice and the challenges vulnerable and marginalised groups encounter in accessing justice. The article further discusses the recognition of access to justice as human ... -
“Talk to my father”: re-thinking social exclusion and access to justice in the context of bridewealth negotiation
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Broadly, the concept of social exclusion denotes a condition in which peopie are unabie to voice their opinion freeiy and fuiiy in matters affecting their iives. It often manifests as unequai respect for, and protection ...