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The national implementation of international human rights law pertaining to children with disabilities in selected jurisdictions in Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2014)
This thesis considers two jurisdictions, namely Malawi and South Africa, and attributes the problem to the lack of appropriate national implementation of the applicable human rights law by these states. Consequently, the ...
An analytical study of South African prison reform after 1994
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The history of prison reform after 1994 was shaped by the relationship between governance and human rights standards; the requirements for both are set out in the Constitution and elaborated on in the Correctional Services ...
Realising the human right to water in Malawi through community participation
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Lack of universal access to water is one of the fundamental failures of development in the 21st century. Women not only disproportionately bear the burden of lack of safe water but also have the least opportunity to take ...
The right to social security of persons with disabilities in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
In recent years, the rights of persons with disabilities have received substantial attention both in South Africa and internationally. While certain rights have received widespread coverage, other rights have not yet been ...
The significance of judicial independence in human rights protection: A critical analysis of the constitutional reforms in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The primary basis of this construction is that one of the roles of the judiciary is that of enhancing and protecting human rights. This is an important function which is best implemented through judicial independence. ...
An analytical study of South African prison reform after 1994
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The history of prison reform after 1994 was shaped by the relationship between governance and human rights standards; the requirements for both are set out in the Constitution and elaborated on in the Correctional Services ...
Enforcing the economic, social and cultural rights in the South African Constitution as justicable individual rights: the role of judicial remedies
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Judicial remedies are, amongst others, a vehicle through which respect, protection, promotion and fulfilment of human rights can be delivered to those who need them. A remedy is the perspective from which litigants judge ...
Women’s Socio-Economic Rights in the Context of HIV and AIDS in South Africa: Thematic Focus on Health, Housing, Property and Freedom from Violence
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The thesis finds that the majority of women affected by HIV and AIDS in South Africa still live in conditions of poor access to health services, inadequate access to housing, limited access to property and live amidst ...
The role of international human rights law in guiding the interpretation of women's right to be free from violence under the South African constitution
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The thesis firstly looks at how women's right to freedom from violence has developed in international (global) human rights law since the early 1990s. In this regard, the study finds that while the issue of violence against ...
The African court on human and peoples’ rights: a test of African notions of human rights and justice
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Right (the Court) is the most recent of the three regional Human Rights Bodies. Envisioned by the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Right, its structures was not planned until ...