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The Judiciary in Federal Systems in Africa
(Perspectives on Federalism, 2020)
Eight states in Africa that have federal or federal-type government systems and most of
these federations emerged in the post-Cold War period. The African federations are in
various degrees characterised by a limited ...
The protection of internally displaced children in Africa: A doctrinal analysis of article 23(4) of the African children’s charter
(Cambridge University Press, 2021)
This article considers the protection of, and assistance for, internally displaced children (IDCs) in Africa. Internal displacement has become one of Africa’s most pressing human rights challenges. Over the last decade, ...
Africa, prisons and COVID-19
(Oxford University Press, 2020)
Africa’s prisons are a long-standing concern for rights defenders given the prevalence
of rights abuses, overcrowding, poor conditions of detention and the extent to which
the criminal justice system is used to target ...
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 ...
Towards comprehensive guidance for states in the African region to respond to children’s rights in emergencies, disasters and pandemics
(Brill Nijhoff, 2021)
The covid-19 pandemic spread has it impacted health systems, economies and
communities across the African continent. It has also exacerbated risks already faced
by children: limiting access to education, reducing protection ...
Real or imagined local autonomy: Experiences from local government in Ethiopia, South Africa and Zimbabwe
(Koninklijke Brill NV, 2021)
Centralized rule has been common in Africa, and almost all African countries
implemented, constitutionally or otherwise, programs of centralization from
the time they achieved independence from colonial rule. They did ...
Legal Pluralism and the Future of Personal Family Laws in Africa
(Oxford, 2021)
A notable aspect of Africa’s struggle with itsA notable aspect of Africa’s struggle with its colonial legacies is the co-existence of indigenous laws that emerged in agrarian settings with state laws that emerged in ...
Thirty years of the CRC in Africa
(Routledge, 2021)
This chapter reviews 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Africa. It notes that there has been significant upgrading and modernisation of child law throughout the continent, notably in child protection ...
Children’s rights and parental authority: African perspectives
(Routledge, 2021)
Traditionally, children in African societies were raised communally, with extended family members playing a vital role in child rearing and care. Social reality is playing a formative role in relation to family law and ...
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), ...