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The art of counting fish: An analysis of the potential regulation of marine fisheries in areas beyond national jurisdiction
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS) is ineffective in ensuring the conservation and long-term sustainability of marine fisheries in Areas beyond national Jurisdiction (ABNJ). This is a ...
Comparative analysis of the legal framework for adoption under African customary law
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
While there is a comprehensive legal framework for the adoption of children under statutory
law in Nigeria, South Africa, and Botswana, there is far less clarity on customary law adoption.
This study explored how the ...
The voting rights of mentally unsound or disorderly citizens and persons detained involuntarily under the mental health care act
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
South Africa is a diverse country that plays host to various minority groups. By a minority
group I mean a subordinate group whose members have significantly less power or control
over their lives than members of a ...
Surviving genocide: A critical analysis of the long-term impact of the Herero and Nama genocides
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The period 1904–1908 is historically significant among the Herero and Nama, as they still suffer from the impact of the genocide committed by the German colonisers. Nearly 80 per cent of the Otjiherero-speaking people and ...
Unfair discrimination within the South African Department of Correctional services against inmates with ancestral calling (Ubizo)
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The dissertation examines unfair discrimination within the South African Department of Correctional Services against inmates with ancestral calling (ubizo). Inmates (like everyone) have fundamental rights as enshrined by ...
Preventing the statelessness of refugee children through the statelessness determination procedure: Lesson for South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
By exploring the different causes of childhood statelessness in displaced children on a global scale, this thesis aims to highlight the urgent need to end childhood statelessness. The importance of statelessness determination ...