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Criminalisation of sex work as a human rights violation against women in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
There is considerable and often emotive debate around the topic of sex work. Sex work is either
criminalised, decriminalised, or legalised depending on the country. In South Africa, sex work is
criminalised in section ...
Feminist approach to Ukuzila custom under the new South African constitutional dispensation
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
This study sought to investigate how the ukuzila practice violates women’s constitutional rights, and how can ukuzila custom be aligned with the constitutional values of gender equality. A qualitative research approach was ...
Post-1996 service delivery in South Africa: Constitutional and social contract perspectives
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The human rights movement, which emerged after the end of the Second World War, has created consensus in the international community that basic social amenities are indispensable for human development. These amenities are ...
Judicial balancing of cultural relativism and universalism of human rights in post-Apartheid South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Globalisation did not only bring about major political, social and economic changes; it also strengthened the global reach of universalism of human rights. The concept of universal human rights is presently reconstructing ...
The rights of children living with their incarcerated mothers in South African prisons
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Children living in South African prisons with their incarcerated mothers continue to experience the harsh conditions experienced by their mothers when they were innocent. The Department of Correctional Services responsible ...
The constitutional status and role of selected chapter 9 institutions
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The centuries of colonialism and apartheid that preceded the democratic transition in South
Africa were characterised by such large-scale violations of human rights that the United
Nations declared apartheid an international ...
Reforming patent law in South Africa: Social justice, human rights and big pharma
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Intellectual property (IP) can be defined as an idea or material that is legally protected from the unauthorised use thereof by other persons, and a person who has invented a particular pharmaceutical drug or medical product ...
The limitation of fundamental rights
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
South Africa's new Constitution has been hailed as one of the most democratic
and sophisticated in history, surpassing even the Constitutions of many first
world countries. Of paramount importance in the Constitution is ...
The University of the Western Cape protecting women from intimate partner violence in South Africa: Evaluating whether the state fulfilled its legal obligations during the Covid-19 lockdown
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The COVID-19 lockdown regulations in South Africa were put in place to protect its citizens from the spread of the virus, however certain restrictions consequently endangered women. Comparing gender-based violence statistics ...
Implications of patriarchal customs on the enjoyment of human rights by women and children in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
This study argues that in South Africa, women and children lack sufficient knowledge about their human rights, specifically their cultural rights. Human rights are inherent in everyone simply because they are human. Human ...