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Shadows of the past: chances and problems for the Herero in claiming reparations from multinationals for past human rights violations
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The current situation regarding the accountabilty of transnational corporations, using the lawsuit of the Herero community of Namibia against two German corporations that were involved in the German colonial enterprise ...
The impact of cultural practices on the advancement of women in Africa: a study of Swaziland and South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The impact of cultural practices on the advancement of women in Africa: a study of Swaziland and South Africa
The child's voice in the Hague Convention: Does ascertaining the child's view realise the best interests of the child in legal and related proceedings in terms of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
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The exceptions to patent rights under the WTO-TRIPS agreement : where is the right to health guaranteed?
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
Health as the world affirmed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights more than fifty years ago, is a fundamental human right and an indispensable component of development under any economic policy model.2 Poverty in ...
The protection of children from exploitative labour within SADC :Human rights challenges of the regional integration initiative
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
Childhood is a time for play, for growth, and for discovery. Sadly, for many of the world's
children, the reality is different. They are denied their childhood and with it, their
opportunity to develop. They are denied ...
United Nations peacekeeping and international humanitarian law
(UWC, 2002)
The end of the Cold War created the expectation that the international community will be able to deal with any challenges to international peace and security more effectively. However, these expectations were dispelled, ...
Emerging, rights language and community knowledge discourse in Africa's biodiversity protection regime : a case study of OAU's Model Law
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
Africa possesses huge amounts of genetic resources and traditional knowledge that sustain diverse small economies and local livelihood. The integrity of this natural wealth and cultural Pattern, however, is being seriously ...
The African charter on the rights and welfare of the child
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
So far little is known about the first comprehensive regional children's rights charter, the 1990 OA1J African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.' Th" Charter has been mentioned occasionally by documents and ...
Making non-state actors accountable for violations of economic rights: a case study of transnational corporations in the African context
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The development of a common standard for holding governments accountable for
human rights violations represented by international human rights law (IHRL) has been
one of the major achievements of international law. ...