Browsing Magister Legum - LLM (Public Law and Jurisprudence) by Author "Fessha, Yonatan"
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A critical analysis of individual liability of councillors in South Africa
Tom, Sandile Alfred (University of the Western Cape, 2012)This study is about the individual liability of councillors in South Africa. It examines and analyses whether individual liability of councillors can serve as a bulwark against the abuse of decision-making power that is ... -
The death penalty in Zimbabwe: a human rights perspective
Machaya, Musavengana (University of the Western Cape, 2014)There has been an ongoing debate on the abolishment of the death penalty in Zimbabwe. The public, non-governmental organisations and human rights activists need clarity as to the effectiveness, justification and purpose, ... -
Erosion of presidential term limits in practice: a comparative study of unconstitutional constitutional amendments in African states
Juta, Sinozuko (University of the Western Cape, 2023)Tracing the constitutional strategies of incumbents in African countries, the study documents the range of constitutional strategies these incumbents have pursued when they reached the end of their prescribed term to remain ... -
Meeting the minimum standards of the Palermo Protocol: The case of South Africa
Shepherd, Robyn (University of the Western Cape, 2019)This research is aimed at evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of the legal framework dealing with human trafficking in South Africa. To achieve this purpose, a comprehensive overview of the punishment, prevention of ... -
Minority language rights in Namibia: An international human rights perspective
Morwe, Clement Shane (University of Western Cape, 2019)Namibia is home to a number of linguistic minorities. According to the 2011 census, the Owambo constitute 49.35 per cent of the population, accounting for almost half of the country’s total population.1 The rest of the ... -
Professionalisation of local government: legal avenues for enforcing compliance with competency requirements
Ntliziywana, Phindile (University of the Western Cape, 2009)This study is a response to the dilemma of poor service delivery or the lack thereof. In this regard, this study posits the professionalisation of local government as part of the solution. The focus is on the administrative ... -
Protection of indigenous peoples in Africa: the case of the batwa in Rwanda
Nkurunziza, Venant (University of Western Cape, 2013) -
The role of second chamber in representing subnational units: A comparative study of Nigeria and South Africa
Shabangu, Siboniso Andrew (University of the Western Cape, 2023)The purpose of the research is to investigate the effectiveness of representation of subnational units in Nigeria and South Africa in the second chamber. In both countries, the subnational unit is represented equally in ... -
Safeguarding the right to freedom from torture in Cameroon
Weregwe, Christopher Mba (University of the Western Cape, 2012)The international community saw the need to completely eradicate the use of torture and, as a result, adopted the 1984 Convention against Torture. The Convention obliges states to take effective legislative, judicial, and ... -
Sexual minority rights in Cameroon
Ebot, Ayuk Samuel (University of Western Cape, 2012)The objective of this study is to explore the criminalisation of persons based on sexual orientation in Cameroon in light of that country’s international human rights obligation. The study examines the constitution and ... -
Testing the boundaries of Zimbabwe's fiscal decentralisation for urban councils
Marumahoko, Sylvester (University of the Western Cape, 2010)There is a realisation that urbanisation has overstretched the ability and efforts of central governments to serve from the centre, thus, giving rise to the search for a robust decentralisation policy that vests urban local ...