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Sexual rights violations during the conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2005 and 2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This thesis examines the sexual rights violation in Eastern DRC, which has been described as the worst in the world. The sexual violence against women and children in this country is systematic and widespread and perpetrated ...
Sexual rights violations during the conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2005 and 2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This thesis examines the sexual rights violation in Eastern DRC, which has been described as the worst in the world. The sexual violence against women and children in this country is systematic and widespread and perpetrated ...
‘Public participation and environmental law: A South African perspective’
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa ‘despite being one of the world’s most liberal
constitutions, South Africans still have no transparent and participatory mechanisms for
deciding democratically on the ...
Meeting obligations but failing hopes? An investigation into South Africa’s obligation to realise the Human right to sanitation in Rural schools
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
In South Africa, notwithstanding 25 years into democracy, the constitutional commitment to
socio-economic transformation of post-apartheid South Africa remains unfulfilled and
unrealized by the vast majority of its ...
Does the involvement of third parties in surrogacy agreements raise the risk of exploitation of prospective surrogates and prospective parent(s)?
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
Surrogacy on many occasions is referred to a million-dollar industry. Just like many countries, South Africa has prohibited commercial surrogacy, thus South Africa only permits altruistic surrogacy. The prohibition has ...
Minority language rights in Namibia: An international human rights perspective
(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 ...
Meeting the minimum standards of the Palermo Protocol: The case of South Africa
(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 ...
The state’s obligation to realise the socioeconomic rights of vulnerable groups: A case study of children on the Cape Flats
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The Cape Flats is known for poverty, gangsterism, over population and a general lack of basic necessities. What is often overlooked is where this negative perception emanates from. Generational poverty is an existent issue ...
Sexual rights violations during the conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2005 and 2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This thesis examines the sexual rights violation in Eastern DRC, which has been described as the
worst in the world. The sexual violence against women and children in this country is systematic
and widespread and perpetrated ...
Mitigating the effects of the ever-widening fiscal gap plaguing metropolitan municipalities in South Africa: A quest for an additional own-revenue source in the form of a Local Business Tax.
(2019)
The prominent role of cities in contemporary developing countries, especially in South Africa, purposively cannot be overstated. Home to 40 per cent of South Africa’s population and accounting for 63 per cent of the national ...