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The protection of languages and of language rights in the South African constitution
(University of the Western cape, 2011)
The 1996 South African Constitution contains a number of provisions that deal specifically with the protection of languages and of rights relating to language. The most important of these is section 6 which recognises 11 ...
Promoting sustainable development in South Africa : environmental regulation in support of renewable energy
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The right of access to information for visually disabled and hearing impaired persons in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The enforceability of international surrogacy in South Africa : how would a South African court proceed in determining an international surrogacy case?
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
In this research, I sought to investigate the extent to which South Africa recognises
international surrogacy agreements. I examined Chapter 19 of the Children's Act as the first legislation to afford surrogate motherhood ...
The active and passive voting rights of convicted prisoners in South Africa and the United Kingdom
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The purpose of this mini-thesis is to assess the present position regarding prisoner disenfranchisement in South Africa from a human rights perspective, and to recommend reforms of South African electoral legislation as ...
The (de) criminalisation of sexual conduct between same-sex partners: a study of Namibia, South Africa and Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The main objective of this paper is to explore the legal status of sodomy laws in three African states (South Africa, Zambia and Namibia) from an international human rights perspective. The paper presents an argument that ...
An assessment of South Africa's obligations under the United Nations Convention against torture
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
I attempt to analyze South Africa's legal position pertaining to torture, in relation to the international legal framework. Since it has been established that torture and cruel inhuman and degrading treatment (CIDT) usually ...
Anti-corruption initiatives in South Africa since 1994: a critical evaluation
(2013)
The legacy of apartheid may be likened to a Hydra. This mythical beast was rumoured to be large in stature, with poisonous breath. However, the trait it was better known for was that it possessed many heads and for every ...
The decriminalisation of prostitution in South Africa : towards a legal framework
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This mini-thesis seeks to provide a substantiation for the need for a new legal framework for South Africa in order to address prostitution. It will argue that the current legal framework has failed in its desired aims and ...