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Book Review: The Future of African Customary Law
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
In the abstract of "The Future of African Customary Law" the editors state that it …is intended to promote discussion and understanding of customary law and to explore its continued relevance in sub-Saharan Africa…[It] ...
Strengthening financial integrity in Nigeria: the national identification harmonization project
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022)
Purpose – Nigeria needs to improve its national identification coverage to support improved anti-money laundering and combating of financing of terrorism and proliferation (AML/CFT) measures. This study aims to examine its ...
The new framework planned for the legal recognition and regulation of Muslim marriages in a secular South Africa: From litigation to law reform
(Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta, 2022)
Muslims, who originate from the East Indies and the Indian subcontinent,
have a history in South Africa dating back more than three centuries.
Attempts by South African Muslims to have their Muslim marriages (nikāḥs)
recognized ...
Addressing climate change through international human rights law: From (extra) territoriality to common concern of humankind
(Cambridge University Press, 2022)
International human rights law (IHRL) offers potential responses to the consequences of climate
change. However, the focus of IHRL on territorial jurisdiction and the causation-based
allocation of obligations does not ...
Climate adaptation planning for resilient and sustainable cities: Perspectives from the City of Rotterdam (Netherlands) and the City of Antwerp (Belgium)
(Cambridge University Press, 2022)
Climate adaptation planning in pursuit of resilient and sustainable societies has become a focal point
in urban policy. Climate adaptation planning is generally regarded as separate from traditional urban
planning ...
The trial of civilians before courts martial in Uganda: Analysing the jurisprudence of Ugandan courts in the light of the drafting history of articles 129(1)(d) and 120(a) of the constitution
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2022)
Unlike in the constitutions of other African countries such as
Botswana and Lesotho, where the relationship between the High
Court and courts martial is stipulated, the Ugandan Constitution
1995 (the Constitution) does ...
Addressing wrongful convictions or miscarriages of justice in the BRICS nations
(University of Tyumen, 2022)
For many decades, international human rights law has recognised the danger of wrongful
convictions and miscarriages of justice. It is against this background that measures have
been taken to prevent or combat wrongful ...
Fact sheets on decentralisation in Africa
(UTS ePRESS, 2022)
A growing number of African countries are considering or implementing reforms that include forms of decentralisation. At times, these reforms are underpinned by (recent) constitutional change, as in Mozambique (2018), ...
Reaping “bumper harvests” during the Covid-19 pandemic: Interrogating the dynamics of corruption during the procurement of relief and healthcare items in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The discovery of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV2 or COVID-19) in Wuhan, China was considered a Chinese problem by Ugandans until confirmation of the first positive test in the country, in March 2020. The government went into ...
Veiled intent or advancing children’s right to education? The legality of payments for extra lessons in Zimbabwe’s education system
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Extra lessons in Zimbabwe were initially designed by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to assist learners with lagging aspects of their formal school learning areas. However, in the past few years, extra ...