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States' obligations in relation to access to medicines: revisiting Kenyan High Court decision in P.A.O and others v Attorney-General and another
(Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, 2013)Recently a Kenyan High Court in P.A.O and others v Attorney General and another (hereinafter P.A.O) handed down a judgment in relation to sections 2, 32, and 34 of the Anti-Counterfeit Act vis-à-vis Kenya's obligations ... -
Status quo report on intergovernmental relations regarding local government
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2006)Local government in South Africa is a unique experiment in intergovernmental relations. Guided by the constitutional principle of co-operative government, the provinces, and district and local municipalities must work ... -
Stop prison rape in South Africa
(Agenda, 2007)South Africa has some of the highest rates of rape in the world. Activists have drawn attention to the devastating effect this has on women and children. However, insufficient attention has been paid to rape - predominantly ... -
Subsidiarity in the Constitution slapstick asymmetry or a 'rights based' approach to powers
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2008)What is subsidiarity? Subsidiarity is a general principle that says that governance should take place as close as possible to the citizens. It translates into the protection of lower levels of government against undue ... -
Substantive equality and maternal mortality in Nigeria
(Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, 2012)When women’s lives are cut short or incapacitated as a result of pregnancy or childbirth, the tragedy cascades. Children lose a parent. Spouses lose a partner. And societies lose productive contributors ... And as long as ... -
Survey of detention visiting mechanisms in Africa
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2013)Mechanisms of detention oversight may refer to any number of activities or approaches which would result in the institution of detention being held accountable to the overseeing body. Such actions may include public ... -
Surveying the prisons landscape - what the numbers tell us
(Law, Democracy & Development, 2005)This article will make observations and describe trends using available prison statistics in order to offer a quantitative perspective on the issues of democracy and human rights in South African prisons. In chis sense, ... -
Systems, Processes and Challenges of Public Revenue Collection in Zimbabwe
(American International Journal of Contemporary Research, 2013)An efficient national revenue collection system is the hub of every public administration system and the cornerstone of sound fiscal management. It enables governments to finance budget deficits from domestic sources, thus ... -
Taking those with special housing needs from the doldrums of neglect : a call for a comprehensive and coherent policy on special needs housing
(Law, Democracy & Development, 2007)A growing awareness of the differentiation of need within the broad categorisation of the poor has led to an evolving focus on special needs or vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and the disabled. There is, therefore, ... -
Ten years after the Jali Commission: assessing the state of South Africa's prisons
(South African Crime Quaterly, 2016-12)Ten years have lapsed since the Jali Commission’s final report became publicly available, and it is therefore an opportune time to assess the state of South Africa’s prison system. The Jali Commission was appointed when ... -
Ten years after the Jali Commission: Assessing the state of South Africa’s prisons
(ISS & UCT, 2016)Ten years have lapsed since the Jali Commission’s final report became publicly available, and it is therefore an opportune time to assess the state of South Africa’s prison system. The Jali Commission was appointed when ... -
Ten years after the Jali Commission: Assessing the state of South Africa’s prisons
(South African Crime Quarterly, 2016)Ten years have lapsed since the Jali Commission’s final report became publicly available, and it is therefore an opportune time to assess the state of South Africa’s prison system. The Jali Commission was appointed when ... -
Testing the metal of the Municipal Systems Amendment Act of 2011
(Local Government Bulletin, 2012-06)The Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Act 7 of 2011 sought to put a halt to a phenomenon of staffing municipalities with unqualified people, thereby ensuring that skilled people are appointed. Its provisions ... -
They keep saying, ‘My President, my Emperor, and my All’: Exploring the antidote to the perpetual threat on constitutionalism in Malawi
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2013)Constitutionalism is the liberal democratic value that aims at having a constitutional government whose powers are capable of being effectively limited. A country’s constitution plays the major role in ensuring constitutionalism ... -
The toilet war
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2010)The City of Cape Town built unenclosed toilets in Makhaza, an informal settlement in Ward 95 of Khayelitsha. It did so on the understanding that the community would erect their own enclosures. This led to a public outcry, ... -
Towards a professionalised municipal administration
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2010)The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has published proposed amendments to the Municipal Systems Act which will do much to promote a more professional administration by way of better-qualified ... -
Towards an understanding of repeat violent off ending
(Institute for Security Studies, 2010-07)Th is paper explores South African and international literature relevant to repeat off ending. It reviews the international literature on violent and aggressive behaviour and relevant, but limited, South African literature ... -
Towards the adoption of the international complaints mechanism for enforcing socio-economic rights under the ICESCR
(2008)Over the years, there has been increasing support for an international complaints mechanism for socio-economic rights. -
Training for police on the Domestic Violence Act
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2009)The inadequate or inappropriate police responses to domestic violence often result from a lack of knowledge of the Domestic Violence Act (DVA) and the National Instruction or from a misinterpretation of the DVA’s provisions. ... -
Turning paper promises to reality: National Human Rights Institutions and adolescent's sexual and reproductive rights in Africa
(Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 2008)This article examines the history of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in general including their establishment in Africa. Using examples from three countries - Malawi, Nigeria and South Africa - it critically ...