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Seychellois courts and the protection of the right to equal protection of the law
(SAGE Publications, 2018)
Unlike the constitutions of other African countries such as Uganda, South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius, Zimbabwe and Namibia which expressly provide for grounds on which a person may not be discriminated against, the Constitution ...
Revisiting the normative framework of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in the context of evidence obtained through human rights violations: Has it served its purpose?
(2018)
This article examines the normative context of the African Commission on
Human and Peoples’ Rights in dealing with evidence obtained through
human rights violations, and whether it serves its purpose. It unpacks the
concept ...
Children's rights standards and child marriage in Malawi
(University of Florida, Centre for African Studies, 2017)
Child marriages occur when one of the parties is below the age of eighteen. In Malawi, research has shown that most child marriages are a result of cultural practices. To comply with various international and regional ...
Restoring the ‘historical deficit’: The exercise of the right to freedom of religion and culture in democratic South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
On 18 January 1960, LIFE magazine began a series of articles on democracy around the world. The newly independent nation of Ghana (1957) was featured in Part 1 and the cover photograph was of Augustus Molade Akiwumi, the ...
A fresh perspective on historical sexual abuse: the case of Hewitt v S 2017 1 SACR 309 (SCA)
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017)
Sexual crimes continues to be a scourge in our society. It is therefore not surprising that the prevention and criminalisation of sexual crimes in South Africa has received a large amount of attention over the last few ...
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 ...
‘Voices’ of school dropouts about the use of illicit drugs on the Cape Flats, Western Cape
(Criminological and Victimological Society of Southern Africa (CRIMSA), 2017)
The social concerns of communities on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape, are perpetuated by the lack of schooling and it contributes to higher unemployment figures. This article aims to provide a voice for school dropouts ...
Cultural and religious diversity: Are they effectively accommodated in the South African workplace?
(AJOL, 2018)
Justice Yvonne Mokgoro and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu are but two of many public figures who have described South Africa as a “Rainbow Nation” – an expression used to highlight South Africa’s multicultural diversity. ...
Injecting compassion into international wildlife law: from conservation to protection?
(Cambridge University Press, 2017)
International wildlife law is concerned with the conservation of sentient species, but generally ignores the welfare of individual animals. It therefore does not reflect a recognition of the moral worth of animals and ...
Victim participation in the criminal justice system in the European Union through private prosecutions: Issues emerging from the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2016)
Private prosecutions are one of the ways through which crime victims in many European countries participate in the criminal justice system. However, there seems to be a reluctance at the Council of Europe level to strengthen ...