Evaluating the rights of children and young people in Africa: The policies and practices in South Africa

Abstract

South Africa is not an exception to Africa’s several policies and legislative frameworks that seek to promote and protect children, and young people, respectively. While on the one hand, the majority of children and young people are protected by these policies and legislation, the reality on the other hand is that many live-in debilitating situations in various parts of the continent including South Africa. Regrettably, there is a lasting uncertainty surrounding some of these pieces of legislation and policies set out explicitly to promote and protect children’s and young people’s rights at the global and national levels, despite several laudable policies and legislations