Department of Public Law and Jurisprudence
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The Department of Public Law and Jurisprudence prides itself on the extensive variety of courses it offers, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as its strong record of high quality research. In addition to the courses that are traditionally regarded as falling within public law and jurisprudence the Department presents a diverse menu of elective courses including, among others, Advanced Public Law, Environmental law, Gender Law, Immigration and Refugee Law, and the South African Bill of Rights.
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Does a right to access to adequate housing include a right to the city in South Africa?
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The Constitution of South Africa is often commended for the protection that it affords to socio-economic rights - including the right to access to adequate housing, 'Adequate' housing is said to comprise of more than just ... -
Assessing the right to physical access to justice, for persons with disabilities
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Access to justice for persons with disabilities is specifically safeguarded in a number of international conventions, standards and recommendations. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities to access to justice is explicitly ... -
Unaccompanied Minor Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Placement in Foster care and Adoption as Durable Solutions.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)At the age of 15, Nestor Tata watched rebel soldiers in Democratic Republic of Congo (hereinafter DRC) kill his father, and not long afterwards came home from school to find the murdered body of his mother. With no siblings ... -
The Prosecution of sexual violence crimes under article 7 and 8 of the rome statue of the international criminal court: A reason for optimism?'
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The Rome Statute gave birth to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 17 July 1998. Its mandate is to assist the international community in the arduous task of closing the gap of impunity for the most heinous crimes, ... -
The Prosecution of Sexual Violence Crimes under Article 7 And 8 Of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: A Reason for Optimism?
(The University of the Western Cape, 2017)The Rome Statute gave birth to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 17 July 1998. Its mandate is to assist the international community in the arduous task of closing the gap of impunity for the most heinous crimes, ... -
The role of traditional leaders in local governance: A case study of Limpopo
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Traditional leaders have existed in South Africa for a very long time. During the apartheid era they were the rulers of Bantustans or homelands. The roles of traditional leaders during the apartheid regime were, inter alia, ... -
The use of ethnicity as a factor for demarcating municipalities: the case of Malamulele and Vuwani communities.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)In 1994, South Africa became a democratic country after many decades of resistance against apartheid. In 1996, the Constitution which is the supreme law of the country was adopted and provides for three spheres of government ... -
The scope and content of the child's right to identidy in the context of surrogacy
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The development of assisted reproductive technology (ART) has radically changed the landscape of the conventional family. It has permitted a platform for the creation of families and family structures with tremendous ... -
Exploring a sustainable anti-corruption regime for Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Corruption is among the world's devastating social, economic and political problems. It is enormous to the extent that ''not one single country, anywhere in the world, is corruptionfree''. Its effects on the quality of ... -
Pre-trial publicity: free speech versus fair trial
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)News coverage of high profile criminal matters has increased in South Africa. Such matters are of public concern, as every citizen has a right to receive and impart information and to debate openly and frankly matters which ... -
Promoting sustainable development in South Africa : environmental regulation in support of renewable energy
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The right of access to information for visually disabled and hearing impaired persons in South Africa
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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 ... -
Corporate Governance in the Southern African Development Community
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A critical analysis of the demobilisation, disarmament, reintegration and rehabilitation in relation to child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)In many countries around the world, approximately 230 million children are living in countries affected by armed conflict. 15 million of them were caught up, in various parts of Africa, in violent conflicts. Some of the ... -
An analysis of the decentralisation framework provided for in the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development, 2014
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)In 2014, the African Union (AU) adopted the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development (the African Charter on Decentralisation). The Charter is a first of its ... -
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 ... -
Renewing diplomatic relations between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo : the road to lasting peace and stability?
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
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