The policy of apartheid was an attempt to territorialize the white/black racial cleavage through the creation of bantustans, confining black political aspirations to 13 percent of the country, while the remainder of the ...

South Africa is facing a major public safety crisis threatening its constitutional democracy. Personal violent crime (murder, rape and robbery) remains among the highest in the world; conuption in the public service is ...

This essay explores the relationship between postmodernism and RJ. Postmodernism quickly outgrew its non-legal origins and has extended its reach to incorporate matters legal. Already, it has established a significant presence ...

This chapter reviews recent judicial and legislative developments concerning steps towards – and against – the abolition of corporal punishment in four closely connected southern African jurisdictions: South Africa, ...

INTRODUCTION: The duty to report the knowledge of the commission of sexual offences against certain vulnerable victims is newly provided for in this section of the Criminal Law (sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment ...

Essays in honour of Lovell Derek Fernandez, Lawyer, Linguist, Mensch

Older persons in South Africa may be described as a sizeable but vulnerable group requiring specific protection. One of the ways in which the country can provide for the socio-economic needs of its older population is ...

South Africa is a young constitutional democracy and developing country. Its main national laws protecting children, namely, the supreme Constitution 19961 and the comprehensive Children's Act 20052 based on its provisions, ...

Poverty remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in this century. Despite the fact that the world is blessed with natural and human resources, a significant number of people, particularly in developing countries, ...

This chapter focuses on lessons learnt from the experiences of the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) in instituting and supporting strategic litigation on sexual and reproductive health rights in Southern Africa. ...