Browsing Research Articles (Faculty of Law) by Subject "Africa"
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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 African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and the promotion and protection of refugees' rights
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2009)African countries have been host to and have produced refugees for decades. These refugees have fled their countries for various reasons, including political and religious reasons. Many African countries are party to the ... -
The African Union two-dimensional solidarity normative agenda: between contestation and cooperation
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)The idea of solidarity is not neither new to Africa nor to African peoples. In fact, it was Obina Okere who once remarked that “African conception of man is not that of an isolated and abstract individual, but an integral ... -
Cyber-laundering and the future of corruption in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Corruption has been given considerable attention as one of the major causes of the socio-economic ills that plague Africa. Statistics reveal that staggering amounts of money are lost annually to corruption. Many discussions ... -
An evaluation of the adequacy of the African charter on the rights of the child concerning economic crimes in armed conflict
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Statistics indicate that at least one in every four African children lives in a conflict zone. Six of the ten worst countries for children to grow up in, or live in, are in Africa: the Central African Republic, the Democratic ... -
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), ... -
Federalism, territorial autonomy and the management of ethnic diversity in Africa: reading the balance sheet
(Centre International de Formation Européenne, 2012)The history of federalism in Africa is a history of ambivalence. In the run up to independence, federalism was an idea that galvanized several political movements that, following the retreat of colonial powers, emerged to ... -
Implementing Article 45 of the UN Convention against Corruption in Africa: prospects and challenges
(Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 2013)Article 45 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption empowers states parties to enter into bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements on the transfer of offenders convicted of offences in one country ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Local government and human rights: Building institutional links for the effective protection and realisation of human rights in Africa
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2011)There is increasing recognition of the role of local government in the protection and realisation of human rights obligations. Recent studies on links between local government, decentralisation and human rights are evidence ... -
The potential of the Expert Committee of the African Children’s Charter in advancing adolescent sexual health and rights in Africa
(Institute of Foreign and Comparative Law, 2013)This paper examines the role of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACE) in advancing the sexual and reproductive rights of adolescent girls in Africa. The paper focuses on the ... -
Specialised anti-corruption courts: A means of promoting sustainable transformation in Africa?
(University of Western Cape, 2019)Corruption is inimical to Africa’s quest for socio-economic transformation. Available empirical evidence highlights a sustained increase of corruption globally, with an equal emphasis on interdisciplinary interventions. ... -
The threat of trade-based money laundering To the African continental free trade area
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Africa has dedicated considerable effort to establishing a Continental Free Trade Area to facilitate intra-African trade and deepen economic integration. However, the liberalisation and facilitation of trade on the ... -
What is the future of polygyny (polygamy) in Africa?
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017)The traditional practice of polygyny, whereby only a man is allowed to marry more than one wife in a customary marriage, has long been perceived to be an offender of women's rights. Recent family law reforms on the ...