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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 ...
A reevaluation on international law and policy related to the quantification of environmental harm
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
The doctrine of quantification of environmental damage is one of the most highly contested aspects of international law and also national policy. In the context of environmental law, there are various questions that are ...
A critical analysis of legislation and policy pertaining to waste management and the control of pollution caused by waste in urban and industrial areas in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
The central problem of my research is on how pollution and waste can be controlled and managed in urban and industrial areas. This is worthy of study because if the above said problem is not studied in order to be properly ...
Making the rights of poor people practical in Malawi through a rights based approach to development
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
This thesis tackles the issue of human rights and poverty in the context of Malawi. Our main concern is to find ways of how to make human rights practical for poor people in Malawi through a human rights-based approach to ...
A critical evaluation of some of the legal implications of the "war on Terror'' in international humanitarian law.
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
It would have been ideal to begin a mini-thesis of this nature with a definition of the term
terrorism. This approach will however not be taken for three reasons. Firstly, there are
disagreements inherent in the definition ...
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 ...
Defining the limits of parliament's powers to intervene in the Exclusive provincial schedule 5 competences in terms of section 44(21of the constitution of south africa act, act no.108 of 1996, With reference to the liquor bill case
(UWC, 2000)
Constitutional law prescribes how power is exercised by the different branches of
government and organs of state. ln a federal state or a unitary state in which there is
a devolution of power to the regions, the allocation ...
Exorcising the antiquity spirit of intolerance : possibilities and dilemmas of decriminalizing sodomy laws in Uganda
(UWC, 2007)
This dissertation proposes various methods to decriminalize same-sex sexual intercourse as an offense in Uganda. Chapter One introduces the problem of the sodomy laws and how it has recently taken center stage in the ...
The principle of universal jurisdiction as a tool of international criminal justice: challenges for Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
The subject of universal jurisdiction is of great relevance to all who work for human rights. I regard the search for ways to end impunity in the cause of gross violations of human rights as an essential part of the work ...
The right of access to information: The Constitutionality of the promotion of access to information bill
(2000)
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa ("the Constitution") as well as its precursor ("the interim Constitution") 2entrench the right of access to information. ln the Constitution the right of access to information ...